一种针对非裔美国女性改善身体活动、水果和蔬菜摄入量以及心理健康的文化定制社区园艺方法：一项前后可行性研究。

A culturally tailored community gardening approach to improving physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and psychological health among African American women: A pre-post feasibility study.

作者信息

Canton Imani, Jakachira Vanesu, Blackman Dawn, Rose Heather, Aguiñaga Susan

机构信息

Department of Kinesiology and Health, Faculty of Kinesiology and Health, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA.

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA.

出版信息

Health Promot Perspect. 2025 Jul 15;15(2):122-137. doi: 10.34172/hpp.025.43243. eCollection 2025 Jul.

DOI:10.34172/hpp.025.43243

PMID:40988947

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12450582/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

African American (AA) women participate in low levels of physical activity (PA), under consume fruits and vegetables (FV), and experience poor psychological health. Increasing evidence suggests community gardening as an approach to positively affect health. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of an 8-week culturally tailored community gardening intervention among middle-aged AA women.

METHODS

Eleven AA women (45-64 years) participated in a single group pre-posttest feasibility study during the summer of 2023 in Champaign, Illinois. The intervention included a novel approach to cultural tailoring by embedding Black History Knowledge (BHK) within the context of community gardening. Feasibility was assessed through a postintervention survey. Device-assessed PA (Fitbit Charge 3), FV consumption (Veggie Meter®), self-report PA, food frequency questionnaire, and psychological health were assessed at baseline and postintervention. Wilcoxon signed rank tests examined changes in pre-post measures. Effect size estimates were calculated using .

RESULTS

Participants increased device-assessed daily step count (median 880 steps per day increase; r=0.53; =0.028) and FV consumption (median 82-unit increase; r=0.51; =0.016). There was a moderate effect on device-assessed light PA (r=0.45) and a small effect on device-assessed total PA (r=0.29), and perceived stress (r=-0.25). Sixty-seven percent (6/9) of women indicated that they would recommend this program to others.

CONCLUSION

A culturally tailored, community-gardening intervention may be a feasible approach to increase device-assessed PA and FV consumption and improve psychological health among AA women, but future studies should be adequately powered.

摘要

背景

非裔美国（AA）女性的身体活动（PA）水平较低，水果和蔬菜（FV）摄入量不足，心理健康状况不佳。越来越多的证据表明，社区园艺是一种对健康产生积极影响的方法。本研究的目的是检验针对中年AA女性进行为期8周的文化适应性社区园艺干预的可行性。

方法

2023年夏天，11名年龄在45 - 64岁的AA女性参加了一项单组前后测可行性研究，地点在伊利诺伊州的香槟市。该干预包括一种新的文化适应方法，即在社区园艺背景下融入黑人历史知识（BHK）。通过干预后的调查评估可行性。在基线和干预后评估通过设备测量的PA（Fitbit Charge 3）、FV摄入量（Veggie Meter®）、自我报告的PA、食物频率问卷和心理健康状况。采用Wilcoxon符号秩检验来检验前后测量的变化。使用[具体公式或方法]计算效应量估计值。

结果

参与者通过设备测量的每日步数增加（中位数每天增加880步；r = 0.53；p = 0.028），FV摄入量增加（中位数增加82单位；r = 0.51；p = 0.016）。对通过设备测量的轻度PA有中等效应（r = 0.45），对通过设备测量的总PA有小效应（r = 0.29），对感知压力有小效应（r = -0.25）。67%（6/9）的女性表示她们会向其他人推荐这个项目。