RESEARCH Open Access
Allotment gardening and health: a comparative
survey among allotment gardeners and their
neighbors without an allotment
Agnes E van den Berg1,2*
, Marijke van Winsum-Westra1
, Sjerp de Vries1
, Sonja ME van Dillen2,3
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RESEARCH Open Access
Allotment gardening and health: a comparative
survey among allotment gardeners and their
neighbors without an allotment
Agnes E van den Berg1,2*
, Marijke van Winsum-Westra1
, Sjerp de Vries1
, Sonja ME van Dillen2,3
Abstract
Background: The potential contribution of allotment gardens to a healthy and active life-style is increasingly
recognized, especially for elderly populations.
However, few studies have empirically examined beneficial effects of
allotment gardening.
In the present study the health, well-being and physical activity of older and younger
allotment gardeners was compared to that of controls without an allotment.
Methods: A survey was conducted among 121 members of 12 allotment sites in the Netherlands and a control
group of 63 respondents without an allotment garden living next to the home addresses of allotment gardeners.
The survey included five self-reported health measures (perceived general health, acute health complaints, physical
constra
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