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Table 1 Growing Healthy Hearts digitally delivered gardening intervention description for each component

From: Growing Healthy Hearts: a single-arm feasibility study of a digitally delivered gardening, cooking, and nutrition intervention for adults with risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Intervention functiona, content, time spent, session presenter

Delivery modeb

 

VC

BK

WS

GC

GD

Gardening component

Online materials, written booklet, and 7–20- to 30-min presentations with Master Gardenersc

Education: Information about gardening activities and maintenance

x

x

x

 

x

Training: Instruction on how to perform gardening tasks (site selection, garden installation, planting, weeding, pest control, watering, harvesting, and cleanup)

x

x

x

 

x

Enablement: Provide money for new supplies (US $100)d

   

x

 

Environmental restructuring: Garden installation, problem solve, and provide social support (group discussion and sharing successes)e

x

x

  

x

Cooking component

Online recipes, written booklet, and 3 1-h cook-along sessions with a culinary dietitianc

Education: Information about the health benefits of a healthy cooking practices

x

   

x

Training: Cook-along sessions with pre-set recipes using garden produce

x

    

Enablement: Provide garden-focused recipes

 

x

x

  

Environmental restructuring: Problem-solve and provide social support (group discussion and sharing successes)e

x

   

x

Nutrition education component

Online and written materials, 7–10- to 15-min presentations with a registered dietitianc

Education: Information about the benefits of the DASHb diet for cardiovascular health

x

x

x

  

Training: Using DASH with MyPlate, food labels, meal planning, and shopping for F&V on a budget

x

    

Environmental restructuring: Problem-solve and provide social support (group discussion and sharing successes)e

x

   

x

  1. aIntervention functions categorized based on the behavior change wheel from Michie et al.
  2. bAbbreviations and descriptions: VC videoconferencing with or without power point slides, BK booklet, WS website with videos and written materials, GC gift card, GD group discussion via question and answer time with experts, DASH dietary approaches to stop hypertension, F&V fruits and vegetables
  3. cBehavior change wheel intervention function of persuasion using a credible source
  4. dGC was unrestricted and could be used for cooking, gardening, or any other expenses
  5. eGroup discussion and sharing successes were allocated 10–15 min during all sessions. Topics were participant driven and open to any content area
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