The Effects of Horticultural Activity in a Community Garden on Mood Changes

Hayashi, Norio; Wada, Takayuki; Hirai, Hiroaki; Miyake, Toru; Matsuura, Yoshiharu; Shimizu, Norinaga; Kurooka, Hiroshi; Horiuchi, Shosaku

doi:10.2525/ecb.46.233

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“…Three studies assessed respondents shortly before and after experimental short-term gardening activities (Hayashi et al, 2008, Rodiek, 2002, van den Berg and Custers, 2011). These studies showed that even short-time (several hours) exercise in gardens can provide an instantaneous beneficial influence on health (e.g.…”

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Gardening is beneficial for health: A meta-analysis

Soga

Gaston

Yamaura

2017

Preventive Medicine Reports

458

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There is increasing evidence that gardening provides substantial human health benefits. However, no formal statistical assessment has been conducted to test this assertion. Here, we present the results of a meta-analysis of research examining the effects of gardening, including horticultural therapy, on health. We performed a literature search to collect studies that compared health outcomes in control (before participating in gardening or non-gardeners) and treatment groups (after participating in gardening or gardeners) in January 2016. The mean difference in health outcomes between the two groups was calculated for each study, and then the weighted effect size determined both across all and sets of subgroup studies. Twenty-two case studies (published after 2001) were included in the meta-analysis, which comprised 76 comparisons between control and treatment groups. Most studies came from the United States, followed by Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Studies reported a wide range of health outcomes, such as reductions in depression, anxiety, and body mass index, as well as increases in life satisfaction, quality of life, and sense of community. Meta-analytic estimates showed a significant positive effect of gardening on the health outcomes both for all and sets of subgroup studies, whilst effect sizes differed among eight subgroups. Although Egger's test indicated the presence of publication bias, significant positive effects of gardening remained after adjusting for this using trim and fill analysis. This study has provided robust evidence for the positive effects of gardening on health. A regular dose of gardening can improve public health.

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Gardening is beneficial for health: A meta-analysis

Soga

Gaston

Yamaura

2017

Preventive Medicine Reports

458

311

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“…The gardening activity is based not only on the effects of a series of the gardening activity of growing, harvesting and incorporating them into life but also on the effect of the physical function being restored as well as the attachment to the plant (Hayashi et al, 2008;Gonzalez et al, 2010;Hansen-Ketchum et al, 2009;Maller et al, 2006;Page, 2008;Haller et al, 2019;Rappe, 2005). Additionally, the gardening activity is thought to have psychological improvement effects such as gaining self-confidence, sense of achievement, satisfaction, joy, and happiness, as well as relieving stress (Sempik et al, 2003;Ulrich et al, 1991); Although many studies have been conducted using the gardening activity with the children, adults, elderly, people with disabilities and ailing patient (Cimprich, 1993;Relf & Dorn, 1995;Simon & Straus, 1998;Cimprich & Ronis, 2003;Kam & Siu, 2010;Gonzalez et al, 2010;Kim et al, 2012;Kotozaki, 2014).…”

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Psychological Effects of the Gardening Activity on Mother and Their Infant: Preliminary Evidence from an Exploratory Pilot Study

Kotozaki¹

2020

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The Gardening activity is regarded as effective in improving psychological function. However, the psychological effects of the infant from mothers who engage in gardening activity are not well known. This study conducted an exploratory pilot study to confirm the psychological effects of the gardening activity on mother and their infant. Fifteen postpartum women with infants under one-year-old participated in this study. They participated in eight gardening activities. This study asked mothers questions about their infant's emotional state, attachment to their infant, postpartum depression, and parenting stress before and after the gardening activity. 100% of the participants completed the gardening activity sessions. As a result, the rhythmicity score of the Revised Infant Temperament Questionnaire (RITQ), a measure of infant's emotional aspects was a significant increase than pre-test (t = −2.827, p = 0.013). Attachment score was significantly improved than pre-test (t = 2.432, p = 0.029). Stress regarding parents score was also significantly improved than pre-test (t = 2.299, p = 0.037). These findings provide evidence that the effects of gardening activities on the psychological effects of postpartum women and their infant. Future studies with larger subject cohorts are warranted to confirm the findings of this pilot exploratory study.

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“…A prospective study of mothers followed through 12 months postpartum (Demissie et al, 2011) and a questionnaire survey of 150 postpartum women (Saligheh et al, 2014) reported that there was no association between recreational and outdoor household moderate to vigorous physical activity including gardening and depressive symptoms. Focusing on stress and gardening activity, the previous studies showed that in the gardening activity effective in reducing stress (Francis & Hester, 1992;Gross & Lane, 2007;HAYASHI et al, 2008;Milligan, Gatrell, & Bingley, 2004). Also, the gardening has been found to have positive health effects on people with stress-related ill health (Eriksson T, Karlström E, Jonsson H, 2010).…”

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“…The horticultural therapy is a process through which plants, gardening activities, and an innate closeness to nature are used in therapy programs (HAYASHI et al, 2008). The gardening activity is based not only on the effects of a series of gardening activities of growing, harvesting and incorporating them into life, but also on the effect of the physical function being restored as well as the attachment to the plants (Gonzalez, Hartig, Patil, Martinsen, & Kirkevold, 2010;Hansen-Ketchum, Marck, & Reutter, 2009;HAYASHI et al, 2008;Maller, Townsend, Pryor, Brown, & Leger, 2006;Page, 2008). The gardening activity is thought to have psychological improvement effects such as gaining self-con dence, sense of achievement, satisfaction, joy, and happiness, as well as relieving stress (Sempik, J;Aldridgem, J;Becker, 2003;Unruh, 2004) and increasing imagination and memory.…”

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The Gardening Activities to Reduce Postpartum Stress in Japanese Postpartum Women: Preliminary Evidence from Pilot Single-Arm Trial Study

Kotozaki¹

2020

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Objective There is a need for safer and more effective programs to address postpartum women's mental health dysfunction. The objective of this study was to clarify the effects on mental health, including postpartum depression, by implementing Japanese postpartum women with gardening activities by a pilot single-arm trial. Results 15 women about a year after giving birth, recruited through newspaper advertisements, took part in this pilot study. I used the Japanese version of Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) score as the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcome measures were parenting stress, anxiety, and quality of life (QOL). Data collected at pre and post-test were analyzed using a paired t test. The EPDS, stress regarding parents, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)-state, and STAI-trait of post-test were significant decreased than pre-test (p < 0.05). Also, physical health and psychological health of the World Health Organization Quality of life 26 (WHOQOL-26) of post-test were significantly increased than pre-test (p < 0.05). The gardening activity might be promising for mitigating depressive mood in postpartum women.

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The Effects of Horticultural Activity in a Community Garden on Mood Changes

Cited by 36 publications

References 26 publications

Gardening is beneficial for health: A meta-analysis

Gardening is beneficial for health: A meta-analysis

Psychological Effects of the Gardening Activity on Mother and Their Infant: Preliminary Evidence from an Exploratory Pilot Study

The Gardening Activities to Reduce Postpartum Stress in Japanese Postpartum Women: Preliminary Evidence from Pilot Single-Arm Trial Study

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