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1. Illness representations of type 2 diabetes patients are associated with perceptions of diabetes threat in relatives.

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van Esch, Suzanne CM, Nijkamp, Marjan D, Cornel, Martina C, and Snoek, Frank J

Subjects
*TYPE 2 diabetes risk factors, *ATTITUDE (Psychology), *CHI-squared test, *CHRONIC diseases, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *DISEASES, *EPIDEMIOLOGY, *FAMILY health, *HEALTH attitudes, *HEALTH promotion, *PROBABILITY theory, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *RESEARCH funding, *DATA analysis, *CROSS-sectional method, *DATA analysis software, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Published
2014
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2. Gardening Promotes Neuroendocrine and Affective Restoration from Stress.

Author

VAN DEN BERG, AGNES E. and CUSTERS, MARIËTTE H.G.

Subjects
*ALEXITHYMIA, *ANALYSIS of variance, *EXERCISE, *HEALTH promotion, *HORTICULTURE, *NURSING assessment, *PROBABILITY theory, *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *SALIVA, *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress, *WELL-being, *LIFESTYLES, *PRE-tests & post-tests, *REPEATED measures design
Abstract

Stress-relieving effects of gardening were hypothesized and tested in a field experiment. Thirty allotment gardeners performed a stressful Stroop task and were then randomly assigned to 30 minutes of outdoor gardening or indoor reading on their own allotment plot. Salivary cortisol levels and self-reported mood were repeatedly measured. Gardening and reading each led to decreases in cortisol during the recovery period, but decreases were significantly stronger in the gardening group. Positive mood was fully restored after gardening, but further deteriorated during reading. These findings provide the first experimental evidence that gardening can promote relief from acute stress. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2011
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