Effect of Greening Vacant Land on Mental Health of Community-Dwelling Adults: A Cluster Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Neighborhood physical conditions have been associated with mental illness and may partially explain persistent socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of poor mental health.

Objective

To evaluate whether interventions to green vacant urban land can improve self-reported mental health.

Design, setting, and participants

This citywide cluster randomized trial examined 442 community-dwelling sampled adults living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, within 110 vacant lot clusters randomly assigned to 3 study groups. Participants were followed up for 18 months preintervention and postintervention. This trial was conducted from October 1, 2011, to November 30, 2014. Data were analyzed from July 1, 2015, to April 16, 2017.

Interventions

The greening intervent

SUBMITTER: South EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324526 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature