Citation

Torres ER, Sampselle CM, Ronis DL, Neighbors HW, Gretebeck KA. Arch. Psychiatr. Nurs. 2016; 30(2): 155-161.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, 701 Highland Avenue, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Electronic address: kgretebeck@wisc.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apnu.2015.08.004

PMID

26992864

PMCID

PMC4799838

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency of gardening/yard work in relation to depressive symptoms in African-Americans while controlling for biological and social factors.

METHODS: A secondary analysis was performed on the National Survey of American Life (n=2,903) using logistic regression for complex samples. Gardening/Yard work was measured by self-reported frequency. Depressive symptoms were measured with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale.

RESULTS: Biological and social factors, not gardening/yard work, were associated with depressive symptoms.

CONCLUSIONS: Biological and social factors may need to be addressed before the association between gardening/yard work and depressive symptoms can be determined.

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Language: en