TY - JOUR
T1 - Growing Healthy Hearts
T2 - Gardening Program Feasibility in a Hospital-Based Community Garden
AU - Veldheer, Susan
AU - Winkels, Renate M.
AU - Cooper, Joie
AU - Groff, Calesta
AU - Lepley, Jordan
AU - Bordner, Candace
AU - Wagner, Alexandra
AU - George, Daniel R.
AU - Sciamanna, Christopher
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - Objective: To assess feasibility in terms of acceptability, demand, and participant willingness to engage in gardening activities during an intervention delivered at a hospital-based community garden for patients at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods: In a pre-post study design, 15 adults with ≥1 CVD risk factor attended 5 education sessions over 12 weeks, tended garden beds, and completed questionnaires related to program acceptability and future gardening intentions. Interviews were used to identify areas for programmatic improvement. Results: Most participants rated the intervention as good or excellent (93%), and 73% indicated that it was likely that they would garden next season. Areas for programmatic improvement included creating opportunities for group discussion, providing online materials, and offering more cooking and gardening content. Conclusions and Implications: Gardening as an intervention for adult patients with CVD risk factors is feasible. Assessment of the effect of gardening on health outcomes and dietary intake is warranted.
AB - Objective: To assess feasibility in terms of acceptability, demand, and participant willingness to engage in gardening activities during an intervention delivered at a hospital-based community garden for patients at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods: In a pre-post study design, 15 adults with ≥1 CVD risk factor attended 5 education sessions over 12 weeks, tended garden beds, and completed questionnaires related to program acceptability and future gardening intentions. Interviews were used to identify areas for programmatic improvement. Results: Most participants rated the intervention as good or excellent (93%), and 73% indicated that it was likely that they would garden next season. Areas for programmatic improvement included creating opportunities for group discussion, providing online materials, and offering more cooking and gardening content. Conclusions and Implications: Gardening as an intervention for adult patients with CVD risk factors is feasible. Assessment of the effect of gardening on health outcomes and dietary intake is warranted.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.07.006
DO - 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.07.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 33039024
AN - SCOPUS:85091510112
SN - 1499-4046
VL - 52
SP - 958
EP - 963
JO - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
JF - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
IS - 10
ER -