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Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis
Recent literature has revealed the positive effect of gardening on human health; however, empirical evidence on the effects of gardening-based programs on psychosocial well-being is scant. This meta-analysis aims to examine the scientific literature on the effect of community gardening or horticultu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277687/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32443769 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103584 |
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author | Spano, Giuseppina D’Este, Marina Giannico, Vincenzo Carrus, Giuseppe Elia, Mario Lafortezza, Raffaele Panno, Angelo Sanesi, Giovanni |
author_facet | Spano, Giuseppina D’Este, Marina Giannico, Vincenzo Carrus, Giuseppe Elia, Mario Lafortezza, Raffaele Panno, Angelo Sanesi, Giovanni |
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description | Recent literature has revealed the positive effect of gardening on human health; however, empirical evidence on the effects of gardening-based programs on psychosocial well-being is scant. This meta-analysis aims to examine the scientific literature on the effect of community gardening or horticultural interventions on a variety of outcomes related to psychosocial well-being, such as social cohesion, networking, social support, and trust. From 383 bibliographic records retrieved (from 1975 to 2019), seven studies with a total of 22 effect sizes were selected on the basis of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Meta-analytic findings on 11 comparisons indicate a positive and moderate effect of horticultural or gardening interventions on psychosocial well-being. Moderation analysis shows a greater effect size in individualistic than collectivistic cultures. A greater effect size was also observed in studies involving community gardening compared to horticultural intervention. Nevertheless, an effect of publication bias and study heterogeneity has been detected. Despite the presence of a large number of qualitative studies on the effect of horticulture/gardening on psychosocial well-being, quantitative studies are lacking. There is a strong need to advance into further high-quality studies on this research topic given that gardening has promising applied implications for human health, the community, and sustainable city management. |
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spelling | pubmed-72776872020-06-12 Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis Spano, Giuseppina D’Este, Marina Giannico, Vincenzo Carrus, Giuseppe Elia, Mario Lafortezza, Raffaele Panno, Angelo Sanesi, Giovanni Int J Environ Res Public Health Review Recent literature has revealed the positive effect of gardening on human health; however, empirical evidence on the effects of gardening-based programs on psychosocial well-being is scant. This meta-analysis aims to examine the scientific literature on the effect of community gardening or horticultural interventions on a variety of outcomes related to psychosocial well-being, such as social cohesion, networking, social support, and trust. From 383 bibliographic records retrieved (from 1975 to 2019), seven studies with a total of 22 effect sizes were selected on the basis of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Meta-analytic findings on 11 comparisons indicate a positive and moderate effect of horticultural or gardening interventions on psychosocial well-being. Moderation analysis shows a greater effect size in individualistic than collectivistic cultures. A greater effect size was also observed in studies involving community gardening compared to horticultural intervention. Nevertheless, an effect of publication bias and study heterogeneity has been detected. Despite the presence of a large number of qualitative studies on the effect of horticulture/gardening on psychosocial well-being, quantitative studies are lacking. There is a strong need to advance into further high-quality studies on this research topic given that gardening has promising applied implications for human health, the community, and sustainable city management. MDPI 2020-05-20 2020-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7277687/ /pubmed/32443769 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103584 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Spano, Giuseppina D’Este, Marina Giannico, Vincenzo Carrus, Giuseppe Elia, Mario Lafortezza, Raffaele Panno, Angelo Sanesi, Giovanni Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis |
title | Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis |
title_full | Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis |
title_fullStr | Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis |
title_short | Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis |
title_sort | are community gardening and horticultural interventions beneficial for psychosocial well-being? a meta-analysis |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277687/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32443769 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103584 |
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