A pilot randomized controlled trial of group-based indoor gardening and art activities demonstrates therapeutic benefits to healthy women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is mounting anecdotal and empirical evidence that gardening and art-making afford therapeutic benefits.

Objectives

This randomly controlled pilot study tested the hypothesis that participation in group-based indoor gardening or art-making activities for one hour twice a week for four weeks would provide quantifiably different therapeutic benefits to a population of healthy women ages 26-49.

Methods

A population of 42 volunteers was randomly assigned to parallel gardening or art-making treatment groups. A total of 36 participants initiated the treatment protocol and 32 (Gardening n = 15 and Art n = 17) received the interventions and completed all assessments. Treatments included eight one-hour group-based gardening or art intervention sessions. Self-re

SUBMITTER: Odeh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9258874 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature