Journal
HEALTH & PLACE
Volume 57, Issue -, Pages 179-185Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.04.008
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Greenspace; Parks; Adverse childhood experiences; Pediatric stress; Resilience
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- East Bay Regional Parks Foundation
- National Recreation and Parks Administration
- REI Foundation
- East Bay Regional Parks District
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Introduction: Pediatricians need community resources for childhood stress. We examined the association of weekly park visits and resilience amongst children receiving a park prescription at a clinic for low-income families. Materials and methods: A prospective longitudinal clinical trial was conducted amongst children ages 7-17 at a safety-net primary care clinic with measures at zero, one and three months out. Parents reported their child's park visits per week, baseline ACE score, their own stress (PSS10) and coping; children reported resilience (Brief Resiliency Scale) and stress (PSQ8-11 scale). Results: Enrolled children (N = 54; mean (sd) age 10.3 (2.4) years), had a median (IQR) ACE score of 2 (1, 4). Child resilience improved with each one-day increase in weekly park visits (0.04 points, 95% CI 0.01, 0.08) at every level of ACEs. Child stress partially mediated this relationship. Conclusion: Parks are a community resource for pediatric resilience; park prescriptions may be a way to deal with pediatric stress.
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