Community Gardens as Health Promoters: Effects on Mental and Physical Stress Levels in Adults with and without Mental Disabilities

Community Gardens as Health Promoters: Effects on Mental and Physical Stress Levels in Adults with and without Mental Disabilities

The study focuses on psychological and physical effects of stress while performing community garden activities of various intensity levels. The aim of this study was to determine the psychological and physical effects in adults with (case group) and without (control group) mental disabilities. Saliv...

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Main Authors: Nugrahaning Sani Dewi, Masakazu Komatsuzaki, Yuriko Yamakawa, Hiromi Takahashi, Saori Shibanuma, Takeshi Yasue, Tsuyoshi Okayama, Atsushi Toyoda, Hikari Shimonishi, Seiichi Sasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
community gardens
mental disabilities
psychological stress
physical stress
salivary α-amylase
SRS-18
ECG
sEMG
breathing rate
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/1/63

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