Enhancing human resilience beyond COVID-19-related stress: public responses to multi-benefits of home gardening.

ABSTRACT: The SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused a public health crisis globally. Against the backdrop of global resilience, studies have demonstrated the therapeutic value of home gardening as a measure to strengthen human health. However, there is a lack of comparative studies on its benefits across countries. Studies need to examine the role of home gardening in improving public health in various societies to understand and encourage this practice broadly and effectively. We chose Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam as case studies, which have suffered substantial pandemic impacts, with millions of infections and thousands of deaths. We explored and compared the perceptions of people on home gardening and its health benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted online surveys in three countries between

SUBMITTER: Wu CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10310725 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature