Elisa R Torres1, Carolyn M Sampselle2, David L Ronis3, Harold W Neighbors4, Kimberlee A Gretebeck5. 1. School of Nursing, 701 Highland Avenue, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Electronic address: ertorres@wisc.edu. 2. Community Engagement Program, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, Division of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction (Div. II), School of Nursing, 400 North Ingalls Building, Room 3240, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: csampsll@umich.edu. 3. School of Nursing, 400 North Ingalls Building, Room 4330, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: dronis@umich.edu. 4. Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health, Program for Research on Black Americans, School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address: woodyn@umich.edu. 5. School of Nursing, 701 Highland Avenue, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Electronic address: kgretebeck@wisc.edu.
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.
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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