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Trial reportBMC public health2022

Sustainability capacity of a vegetable gardening intervention for cancer survivors.

Mallory G Cases, Cindy K Blair, Peter S Hendricks, Kerry Smith, Scott Snyder, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02150148 (Vegetable Garden Feasibility Trial to Promote Function in Older Cancer Survivors), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02150148 nacompletednot on this map

Vegetable Garden Feasibility Trial to Promote Function in Older Cancer Survivors

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamRan2014 to 2015Enrolled46ConditionsCancerArmsExperimental: Mentored Gardening Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Social prescribing for people recovering from treatment for cancer: a systematic scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mallory G Cases *University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Cindy K Blair *Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, MSC07-4025, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA. CiBlair@salud.unm.edu.
Peter S HendricksDepartment of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Kerry SmithAlabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
Scott SnyderSchool of Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, USA.
Wendy Demark-WahnefriedDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Professions, UAB, Birmingham, AL, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USAuburn University System · USUCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center · USUniversity of New Mexico · US

Funding

Cancer Prevention & Control Training ProgramR25CA047888 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DEMARK-WAHNEFRIED, WENDY, MENESES, KAREN M · 1988 to 2016
$11.2M
Harvest for Health in Older Cancer SurvivorsR01CA201362 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DEMARK-WAHNEFRIED, WENDY · 2016 to 2021
$2.8M
Improving Physical Functioning in Older Cancer Survivors Through Light-Intensity Physical ActivityK07CA215937 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI BLAIR, CINDY KAY · 2018 to 2022
$772k
Vegetable garden feasibility trial to promote function in older cancer survivorsR21CA182508 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DEMARK-WAHNEFRIED, WENDY · 2014 to 2015
$356k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA215937NCI NIH HHS R01 CA201362NCI NIH HHS R21 CA182508NCI NIH HHS R25 CA047888
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealth behavior interventions, especially those that promote improved diet and physical activity, are increasingly directed toward cancer survivors given their burgeoning numbers and high risk for comorbidity and functional decline. However, for health behavior interventions to achieve maximal public health impact, sustainability at both the individual and organizational levels is crucial. The current study aimed to assess the individual and organizational sustainability of the Harvest for Health mentored vegetable gardening intervention among cancer survivors.

methodsTelephone surveys were conducted among 100 cancer survivors (mean age 63 years; primarily breast cancer) completing one-of-two Harvest for Health feasibility trials. Surveys ascertained whether participants continued gardening, and if so, whether they had expanded their gardens. Additionally, surveys were emailed to 23 stakeholders (Cooperative Extension county agents, cancer support group leaders, and healthcare representatives) who were asked to rate the intervention's ability to generate sustained service and produce benefits over time using the eight-domain Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT).

resultsThe survey among cancer survivors (91.9% response rate) indicated that 85.7% continued gardening throughout the 12 months following intervention completion; 47.3% expanded their gardens beyond the space of the original intervention. Moreover, 5.5% of cancer survivors enrolled in the certification program to become Extension Master Gardeners. The survey among stakeholders generated a similar response rate (i.e., 91.3%) and favorable scores. Of the possible maximum of 7 points on the PSAT, the gardening intervention's "Overall Capacity for Sustainability" scored 5.7 (81.4% of the maximum score), with subscales for "Funding Stability" scoring the lowest though still favorably (5.0) and "Program Evaluation" scoring the highest (6.3).

conclusionsData support the sustainability capacity of the Harvest for Health vegetable gardening intervention for cancer survivors. Indeed, few interventions have proven as durable in terms of individual sustainability. Furthermore, Harvest for Health's overall organizational score of 5.7 on the PSAT is considered strong when compared to a previous review of over 250 programs, where the mean overall organizational PSAT score was 4.84. Thus, solutions for long-term funding are currently being explored to support this strong, holistic program that is directed toward this vulnerable and growing population.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02150148.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsFemaleGardeningHealth BehaviorHumansMiddle AgedVegetablesCancerCancer survivorEvaluationGardeningHealth behaviorNeoplasmsProgram sustainabilitySustainability

Identifiers

PMID35733142
PMCPMC9215023
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