Purpose: To examine relationships between parent perceived neighborhood recreational environment and physical activity (PA) in adolescents. Perceived diversity and proximity of recreation facilities is a core component of activity friendly neighborhood environments which may contribute to youth PA.
Methods: Participants (N=928, mean age 14.1± 1.4 years old, with 50.4% girls, 33.4 non-white/Hispanic) were ...
Purpose: To investigate the relationship between environmental perceptions and step counts in older adults living in retirement
communities.
Methods: Older adults (average age 83) were recruited from 11 retirement communities randomized to an attention control condition or a walking intervention that addressed environmental barriers. 7-day step counts were measured at baseline and 3 ...
Purpose: Most studies of neighbourhood features examine singular neighbourhood attributes, which may pattern in different ways. This study aimed to identify typologies of neighbourhood attributes and their associations with physical activity among children.
Methods: The homes of 808 children aged 5-6 and 10-12 years were mapped in a Geographic Information System. ...
Purpose: The importance of greenspace for young people’s moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is still unknown. Few studies exist which combine accelerometry, Global Positioning System (GPS), and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) among youths. This study investigated the relationship between (i) amount of neighbourhood greenspace and MVPA, and (ii) MVPA time ...
Purpose: To assess whether the relationship of neighborhood walkability with physically active and sedentary time varied by weekday or weekend. Working adults may be less influenced by their home neighborhood environment during the work week when they spend more time away from home.
Methods: Adults were recruited from neighborhoods in ...
Purpose: To examine opportunities for physical activity (PA) at child care and how they relate to the amount and intensity of PA.
Methods: 44 children (mean age 4.1 yrs, 57% girls) from 5 centers wore accelerometers and were observed for average 7.6 hours/ day (total 29 days). Observers coded activities into: 1) Not an active play opportunity, 2) ...
Purpose: The FLASHE study is designed to collect data in adolescents and their parents in multiple domains of environment and behavior, with a specific focus on family relationships. The FLASHE study will examine the correlates of obesogenic and cancer preventive behaviors among adolescents and their parents across intra- and interpersonal ...
Purpose: To analyze associations between environmental perceptions and health behaviors between children from low (LWA) and high walkability areas (HWA).
Methods: This cross-sectional study includes 102 children (11.6+/-0.7y) from Porto (Portugal) living in areas with high and low GIS-based walkability. Moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time was ...
Purpose: To investigate whether time spent outdoors measured objectively by a person wearing a camera is positively related to objectively measured physical activity (PA) time and intensity in adults.
Methods: Adults (N=62, 21-82 years old) wore an ActiGraph accelerometer and Sensecam for 1 to 8 days. Sensecam images were annotated for indoor ...
Purpose: Being outdoors is as a correlate for enhanced physical activity (PA), but the association has seldom been investigated using objective measures. This paper investigates the association between week day outdoor time and context-specific moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) by gender.
Methods: Children (n=170, 11-16 years old) from the When ...