Gardening for Health
Conference Year
2023
Abstract
This project poses the question: How can gardening improve the overall “well-being” of patients? We hypothesized that gardening improves the well-being of patients suffering from chronic conditions. The UVMMC’s rooftop garden served as the primary facility for ten weeks. Pre and post-surveys were given to participants relating to their well-being and the gardening program, which, through qualitative analysis, showed to have an overall improvement in self-efficacy, relationships, knowledge gained, etc. These results fit into existing literature that asserts gardening has positive effects on the well-being of patients, but, unlike other studies, brought out a powerful correlation between intergenerational effects and gardening
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Jeanne Shea
Graduate Student Mentors
Dr. Latreille, Dr. Bryan, Dr. Kennedy
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Arts and Sciences
Program/Major
Health and Society
Primary Research Category
Social Science
Gardening for Health
This project poses the question: How can gardening improve the overall “well-being” of patients? We hypothesized that gardening improves the well-being of patients suffering from chronic conditions. The UVMMC’s rooftop garden served as the primary facility for ten weeks. Pre and post-surveys were given to participants relating to their well-being and the gardening program, which, through qualitative analysis, showed to have an overall improvement in self-efficacy, relationships, knowledge gained, etc. These results fit into existing literature that asserts gardening has positive effects on the well-being of patients, but, unlike other studies, brought out a powerful correlation between intergenerational effects and gardening