title: Gardening/Yard Work and Depressive Symptoms in African Americans.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, 701 Highland Avenue, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Electronic address: ertorres@wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Elisa R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Carolyn M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sampselle
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, 400 North Ingalls Building, Room 4330, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: dronis@umich.edu.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ronis
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Harold W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Neighbors
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, 701 Highland Avenue, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Electronic address: kgretebeck@wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Kimberlee A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Gretebeck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D051639:Gardening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support