Acceptability and Feasibility of a Hospital-Based Herb and Vegetable Garden for Health Care Workers.

garden health and well-being health care health promotion program evaluation

Journal

Journal of nutrition education and behavior
ISSN: 1878-2620
Titre abrégé: J Nutr Educ Behav
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101132622

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Historique:
received: 15 08 2023
revised: 09 10 2023
accepted: 10 10 2023
pubmed: 3 11 2023
medline: 3 11 2023
entrez: 3 11 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Evaluate the acceptability and feasibility and explore the potential health impacts of a hospital-based herb and vegetable garden. Mixed-method program evaluation assessed dietetic and food service staff health, well-being, and garden engagement. Surveys were administered at baseline and follow-up (6 months). Key informant interviews (n = 6) were conducted at 6 months to evaluate program feasibility. There was good acceptance and engagement with the garden, with 18 participants volunteering to maintain the garden. Key informant interviews identified workforce, leadership, and garden design engagement factors. Participants also noted several psychosocial benefits. A hospital-based garden for staff is feasible if programmatic improvements are addressed. More robust evaluations considering challenges with measuring key outcomes with survey methodology and extended periods are warranted.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37921799
pii: S1499-4046(23)00529-8
doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2023.10.008
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

877-883

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Chloe Carroll (C)

Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.

Sally McCray (S)

Mater Dietetic and Foodservice, Mater Health, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Jennifer Utter (J)

Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia; Mater Dietetic and Foodservice, Mater Health, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: jutter@bond.edu.au.

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