Table 2.
Narrative review of the benefits of nature-based interventions in socio-economically deprived communities: summary of the setting, participants, intervention, comparison and outcome(s) for the included studies.
| Publication | Setting | Participants | Intervention (category) |
Comparison | Outcome(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algert et al. 40 | San Jose, California (USA) |
n = 135 (62% F) Adults Ethnicity a : White (46%); American Indian (20%); Hispanic (12%); Black (5%); Pacific Islander (5%); Other (12%) |
Home gardening (TH) | Between-subjects (community gardening intervention) | Economic Health |
| Baliki et al. 41 | Jessore, Barisal, Faridpur and Patuakhali Districts of Bangladesh |
n = 619 (100%
F) Adults Ethnicity not reported |
Home gardening (TH) | Between-subjects (control condition) | Economic Environmental Health |
| Blakstad et al. 42 | Pwani Region, Tanzania |
n = 874 (100%
F) Adults Ethnicity not reported |
Agriculture training (CF) | Between-subjects (control condition) | Economic Health |
| Booth et al. 43 | Miami-Dade County, Florida (USA) |
n = 66 (40% F) Children (8–14 years) Ethnicity: White Hispanic (57%); Non-Hispanic Black (25%); Black Hispanic (14%); Non-Hispanic White (5%) |
Park-based activity sessions (GE) | Within-subjects | Health |
| Suyin Chalmin-Pui et al. 44 | Greater Manchester, UK |
n = 42 (64%
F) Adults Ethnicity: White (93%); Arab (5%); African/Caribbean/Black (2%) |
Home gardening (TH) | Within-subjects and between-subjects (wait-list control) | Health |
| Cohen et al. 45 | Los Angeles, California (USA) |
n = 1422 (62% F) Adults Ethnicity b : Latino (72%); African American (10%); White (6%) |
Park-based fitness classes (GE) |
Between-subjects (alternative intervention and control conditions) | Environmental Health |
| Dallmann et al. 46 | Upper Manya Krobo District, Ghana |
n = 492 (100%
F) Adults Ethnicity: Krobo (75%); Other (25%) |
Agriculture training (CF) | Between-subjects (control condition) | Health |
| Davies et al. 47 | Wales, UK |
n = 123 (30%
F) Adults Ethnicity not reported |
Sustainable building project (WAC) | Within-subjects | Health Social |
| Grey et al. 48 | Sydney, Australia |
n = 23 (61%
F) Adults Ethnicity not reported |
Community gardening (TH) | Within-subjects | Health Social |
| Grier et al. 49 | Dan River Region, Virginia (USA) |
n = 43 (54% F) Children (5–17 years) Ethnicity: African American (98%); Other (2%) |
Community gardening (TH) | Within-subjects | Environmental Health |
| Han et al. 50 | San Fernando, California (USA) |
n = 187.3
c
(55% F)
c
Adults and children Ethnicity not reported |
Park-based fitness classes (GE) | Within-subjects and between-subjects (control condition) | Environmental Health |
| Kling et al. 51 | Miami-Dade County, Florida (USA) |
n = 380 (85%
F) Adults Ethnicity: Hispanic (45%); Non-Hispanic Black (41%); Non-Hispanic White (5%); Other (9%) |
Park-based fitness classes (GE) | Within-subjects | Health |
| Korn et al. 52 | Lima, Peru |
n = 29 (93%
F) Adults Ethnicity not reported |
Home gardening (TH) | Within-subjects | Health Social |
| Marquis et al. 53 | Upper Manya Krobo District, Ghana |
n = 500 Mother–infant pairs (Infants = 48% F) Ethnicity: Krobo (76%), Other (24%) |
Agriculture training (CF) | Between-subjects (control condition) | Health |
| Martin et al. 54 | Marseille, France |
n = 21 (100%
F) Adults Ethnicity not reported |
Community gardening (TH) | Between-subjects (control condition) | Economic Health |
| Razani et al. 55 | Oakland, California (USA) |
n = 78 (87% F) Parent–child pairs Ethnicity: African American (67%), Latino (15%); Non-Latino White (5%); Other (13%) |
Park prescriptions (GE) | Between-subjects (alternative intervention) | Environmental Health Social |
| South et al. 56 | Philadelphia (USA) |
n = 36 (100%
F) Adults Ethnicity: Black Non-Hispanic (62%), White Non-Hispanic (14%); Asian Non-Hispanic (8%); Hispanic Black (5%); Other (11%) |
Park prescriptions (GE) | Between-subjects (control condition) | Environmental Health |
| Wexler et al. 57 | Minneapolis (USA) |
n = 171 (50%
F) Adults Ethnicity not reported |
Park prescriptions (GE) | Between-subjects (control condition) | Environmental Health |
F: female; TH: therapeutic horticulture; GE: green exercise; CF: care farming; WAC: wilderness arts and crafts.
a
Where reported.
b
Survey responses.
c
Averages calculated through SOPARC methodology (see Table 3).