Neighbourhood walkability and its particular importance for adults with a preference for passive transport

Dyck, Delfien Van; Deforche, Benedicte; Cardon, Greet; Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse De

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.08.010

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“…This result is opposite to the results found for adults in international and Belgian studies (Sallis and Owen, 2002;De Bourdeaudhuij et al, 2003, Van Dyck et al, 2009, showing consistently that adults living in a high-walkable neighbourhood are more physically active.…”

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“…Because of the indistinctness in the current literature on adolescents and the clear link between walkability and PA in adults in the United States (Sallis and Owen, 2002), Australia and Europe (De Bourdeaudhuij et al, 2003;Van Dyck et al, 2009), the main aim of the present study was to investigate whether this association also exists in adolescents. Therefore, we hypothesized that adolescents living in a high-walkable town centre are more physically active than adolescents living in a less-walkable suburb.…”

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Lower neighbourhood walkability and longer distance to school are related to physical activity in Belgian adolescents

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a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f oObjective. To investigate whether adolescents living in a high-walkable town centre are more physically active than those living in a less-walkable suburb.Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Izegem (Belgium). Data collection took place in spring 2007. One high-walkable urban neighbourhood and one less-walkable suburban neighbourhood were selected, based on objective connectivity and residential density. One hundred twenty adolescents (12-18 years, 60 per neighbourhood) completed the Neighbourhood Environmental Walkability Scale (NEWS), the Neighbourhood Physical Activity Questionnaire (NPAQ), wore a pedometer for 7 days and filled in an activity log.Results. In contrast with the expectations, adolescents living in the less-walkable suburb reported 220 min/week more cycling for transport than those living in the high-walkable town centre. A trend towards significance was found for mean step counts/day with 1371 more steps/day for suburban adolescents. Travel time to school was 7.4 min less for urban adolescents.Conclusions. In contrast with previous results in adults, lower walkability and larger distance to school was associated with more physical activity in Belgian adolescents. Therefore, physical environmental interventions designed for adults, focusing on increases in connectivity, residential density and connectivity, might not be effective for Belgian adolescents.

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Lower neighbourhood walkability and longer distance to school are related to physical activity in Belgian adolescents

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“…This is comparable to the mean step counts found in two other Belgian studies. 25,31 The present study also has some limitations. First, no Geographic Information Systems database was used to collect objective data on the physical environmental attributes in the different neighborhoods.…”

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“…Nonetheless, the present results are very similar to our previous study, where the interactions between transport-related psychosocial factors and the physical environment (urban versus suburban) were examined in relation to physical activity. 25 Results of that study showed that only in the suburban neighborhood, did adults with a high intention and a preference for active transport take more steps than those with a low intention and a preference for passive transport. In the urban neighborhood, no differences in step counts were found according to personal factors.…”

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“…In a previous study, we investigated the interactions between walkability and transport-related psychosocial factors in urban and suburban adults. 25 The main finding was that, in the low walkable suburban neighborhood, adults with a preference for active transport and a high intention to use active transportation took more steps/day than those with a preference for passive transport and a low intention. In the high walkable urban neighborhood, step counts/day were generally high, independent of psychosocial factors.…”

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Urban–Rural Differences in Physical Activity in Belgian Adults and the Importance of Psychosocial Factors

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Recent research in urban planning and public health has drawn attention to the associations between urban form and physical activity in adults. Because little is known on the urban-rural differences in physical activity, the main aims of the present study were to examine differences in physical activity between urban and rural adults and to investigate the moderating effects of the physical environment on the relationship between psychosocial factors and physical activity. In Flanders, Belgium, five rural and five urban neighborhoods were selected. A sample of 350 adults (20-65 years of age; 35 adults per neighborhood) participated in the study. Participants wore a pedometer for 7 days, and self-reported physical activity and psychosocial data were also collected. Results showed that urban adults took more steps/day and reported more walking and cycling for transport in the neighborhood, more recreational walking in the neighborhood, and more walking for transportation outside the neighborhood than rural adults. Rural adults reported more recreational cycling in the neighborhoods. The physical environment was a significant moderator of the associations between several psychosocial factors (modeling from family, self-efficacy, and perceived barriers) and physical activity. In rural participants, adults with psychosocial scores above average were more physically active, whereas there were no differences in physical activity according to psychosocial factors in urban participants. These results are promising and plead for the development of multidimensional interventions, targeting specific population subgroups. In rural environments, where changing the environment would be a very challenging task, interventions focusing on modifiable psychosocial constructs could possibly be effective.

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Neighbourhood walkability and its particular importance for adults with a preference for passive transport

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Lower neighbourhood walkability and longer distance to school are related to physical activity in Belgian adolescents

Lower neighbourhood walkability and longer distance to school are related to physical activity in Belgian adolescents

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