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. 2022 Mar 21;11(6):1731. doi: 10.3390/jcm11061731

Table 3.

Study characteristics (empirical findings of the studies).

Author Description Psychological Outcome Psychological Outcome Walking Control Pre walking
Mean SD Total Mean SD Total Mean SD Total
Janeczko et al. [13] Green suburbs Depression POMS 0.47 0.6 22 0.58 0.45 23 0.62 0.48 22
Coniferous forest Depression POMS 0.55 1.03 17 0.84 0.89 17
Deciduous forest Depression POMS 0.32 0.31 13 0.57 0.43 13
Green suburbs Anxiety POMS 0.58 0.51 22 0.78 0.61 23 0.99 0.73 22
Coniferous forest Anxiety POMS 0.44 0.59 17 0.94 0.67 17
Deciduous forest Anxiety POMS 0.37 0.29 13 0.62 0.48 13
Song et al. [11] Experimental and control groups Depression POMS 40.6 4 585 41.7 5.4 585 - - -
Experimental and control groups Anxiety POMS 36.1 5.4 585 41.3 7.7 585 - - -
Korpela et al. [9] After 8 weeks, Depression BDI 23.5 13.4 13 - - - 29.2 14 13
3-month follow-up Depression BDI 20.3 13.6 13 - - -
Marselle et al. [10] Group walk in nature Depression A 10-item major depressive inventory −0.08 0.02 1506 - - - 0.48 0.02 1506
Iwata et al. [21] Pre-walk and post-walk Depression BDI 14.93 - 15 - - - 22.86 - 15
Gotink et al. [14] Pre-walk and postwalk (time 1) Depression DASS-21 6.1 3.81 29 - - - 6.7 3.81 29
Pre-walk and post-walk (time 2) Depression DASS-21 5.7 3.81 29 - - -
Pre-walk and post-walk (time 3) Depression DASS-21 3.9 3.81 29 - - -
Pre-walk and post-walk (time 1) Anxiety DASS-21 5.1 2.5 29 - - - 5.1 2.50 29
Pre-walk and post-walk (time 2) Anxiety DASS-21 4.6 2.5 29 - - -
Pre-walk and post-walk (time 3) Anxiety DASS-21 2.9 2.4 29 - - -
Shin et al. [12] Pre-walk and post-walk Anxiety STAI 34.6 8.1 34 - - - 36.3 9.3 34