Objectively measured access to recreational destinations and leisure-time physical activity: Associations and demographic moderators in a six-country study
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Gidlow, Christopher, Cerin, Ester, Sugiyama, Takemi, Adams, Marc A., Mitas, Josef, Akram, Muhammad, Reis, Rodrigo S., Davey, Rachel, Troelsen, Jens, Schofield, Grant and Sallis, James F.. (2019). Objectively measured access to recreational destinations and leisure-time physical activity: Associations and demographic moderators in a six-country study. Health and Place. 59, p. Article 102196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102196
Authors | Gidlow, Christopher, Cerin, Ester, Sugiyama, Takemi, Adams, Marc A., Mitas, Josef, Akram, Muhammad, Reis, Rodrigo S., Davey, Rachel, Troelsen, Jens, Schofield, Grant and Sallis, James F. |
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Abstract | Within the growing body of research linking neighbourhood environmental attributes with physical activity, associations between recreational destinations and non-walking leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) are rarely studied, and to date, not across multiple cities. We examined six potential associations of objectively-measured access to private recreational facilities (e.g., fitness centres, swimming pools) and parks with adults’ non-walking LTPA (e.g., swimming, cycling, tennis), using data gathered with consistent methods from adults living in international cities with a range of environment attributes. The potential effects of socio-demographic moderators and between-city variations were also examined. Data from 6725 adults from 10 cities (6 countries) were gathered. Adults were more likely to engage in non-walking LTPA if they had a greater number of private recreational facilities within 0.5 or 1 km of the home, particularly in women, and if they lived closer to a park. The amount of non-zero LTPA was only associated (positively) with the number of recreational facilities within 1 km. Relationships between amount of LTPA and park proximity appear complex, with likely contextual and cultural differences. Improving access to private recreational facilities could promote non-walking LTPA, especially in women. |
Keywords | geographic information systems; physical activity; recreation facilities; parks; moderation |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Health and Place |
Journal citation | 59, p. Article 102196 |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
ISSN | 1353-8292 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102196 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85071866469 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 1-11 |
Funder | National Institutes of Health (NIH), United States of America |
Municipality of Aarhus | |
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS), Czech Republic | |
Health Research Council of New Zealand | |
Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom | |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | |
Australian Research Council (ARC) | |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Author's accepted manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 07 Sep 2019 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 22 Aug 2019 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | R01 HL67350 |
R01 CA127296 | |
MSM 6198959221 | |
07/ 356 | |
75376 | |
FT140100085 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8v60w/objectively-measured-access-to-recreational-destinations-and-leisure-time-physical-activity-associations-and-demographic-moderators-in-a-six-country-study
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