Does participating in community gardens promote sustainable lifestyles in urban settings? Design and protocol of the JArDinS study

BMC Public Health

Pascale Scheromm¹  Marion Tharrey²  Marlène Perignon²  Nicole Darmon²  Caroline Mejean² 

[1] 0000 0001 2097 0141, grid.121334.6, INNOVATION, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, CIHEAM-IAMM, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France;0000 0001 2097 0141, grid.121334.6, MOISA, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, CIHEAM-IAMM, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France;

关键词: Diet;    Food prices;    Environment;    Physical activity;    Nature;    Well-being;    Food waste;    Natural experiment;    Loneliness;    Accelerometry;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-019-6815-0

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【 摘 要 】

BackgroundDespite growing evidence for the multiple health benefits of community gardening, longitudinal studies based on quantitative data are needed. Here we describe the protocol of JArDinS, a quasi-experimental study, aimed at assessing the impact of community garden participation (a natural experiment) in the adoption of more sustainable lifestyles.MethodsGardeners (n = 80) starting gardening in a community garden in Montpellier (France) will be recruited. Volunteers with no experience in community gardening and matched for age range, gender, household income and household composition will be recruited in a control group (n = 80). The sustainability of lifestyles in its social/health, environmental and economic dimensions will be assessed from a food supply diary (recording type, quantity and price of foods acquired in a 1-month period and the carbon impact of relevant food trips), a triaxial accelerometer (measuring physical activity) and online questionnaires on mental and social health, sensitivity to food waste, and connection with nature. Change of outcomes after 1 year will be compared between the natural experiment and the control groups.DiscussionThis study will provide information on the impact of participation in a community garden on the different dimensions of sustainability, based on a robust quasi-experimental design allowing causality evaluation.Trial registrationThe JArDinS study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03694782. Date of registration: 3rd October 2018, retrospectively registered.

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