The Analysis of Needs regarding Forest Visit Frequency for the Development of Forest Therapy Program

Abstract

Forest visiting frequency level is likely to indirectly affect the preferences and needs of the program. The forest visiting frequency degree is an important factor which can affect the development and conduct of the program. Therefore, forest needs analysis was conducted for the development of forest therapy program in accordance with the frequency of visits. First, after examining the frequency of forest visits degree according to demographic characteristics, the group of 217 people visiting the forest at least once a week or a month was classified as a high-frequency group. The group of 403 people visiting the forest at least once a quarter or a year and almost no visit was classified as a low-frequency group. The need difference according to the frequency of visits was analyzed through descriptive statistics analysis, frequency analysis, crosstabs by use of SPSS 21.0 program. The most important factors of Implementation period, season, paid the participation fee made differences depending on the frequency of visit. This study, as an exploratory research, making us understand the needs related to forest healing program for the forest visit groups of high and low frequencies, will be an important basis for the development and operation of forest therapy program.