Urban Care Farming to Enhance Quality of Life Among Older Adults: Protocol for a Waitlist Randomized Trial
The outcomes of this study will contribute to the understanding of UCF on quality of life and health. This trial has potential positive implications for public health, as it utilizes a robust research design and methods to provide empirical insights into the multifaceted health benefits of the multicomponent UCF intervention. This trial could also serve as a model for future intervention research on scalable, community-based programs. Taken together, the UCF content and the outcomes, process, and economic evaluations completed through this study could inform scalable models of the UCF intervention, with potential implications for public health strategies to address health issues related to population aging.
Authors
- Mary Foong‐Fong Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0587-2505)
- Cynthia Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1947-8069)
- Katika Akksilp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7270-8820)
- Choon Nam Ong
- Angelia Sia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5982-6606)
- Jao-Chiang Pong
- Jocelin Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5166-4737)
- Zhen Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5868-4191)
- Leng Leng Thang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8458-8769)
- Su Aw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5690-8830)
- Xin Kai Tham
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- National Parks Board (SG)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK)
- Nanyang Polytechnic (SG)
- Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (TH)
- University of Florida (US)
- Horizon Therapeutics (United States) (US)
- National University Health System (SG)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Research Protocols
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/78584
- Primary Topic
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00