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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Public open spaces and walking for recreation: moderation by attributes of pedestrian environments |
Author: | Sugiyama, T. Paquet, C. Howard, N. Coffee, N. Taylor, A. Adams, R. Daniel, M. |
Citation: | Preventive Medicine, 2014; 62:25-29 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
ISSN: | 0091-7435 1096-0260 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Takemi Sugiyama, Catherine Paquet, Natasha J. Howard, Neil T. Coffee, Anne W. Taylor, Robert J. Adams, Mark Daniel |
Abstract: | <h4>Objective</h4>This study examined whether attributes of pedestrian environments moderate the relationships between access to public open spaces (POS) and adults' recreational walking.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were collected from participants of the North West Adelaide Health Study in 2007. Recreational walking was determined using self-reported walking frequency. Measures of POS access (presence, count, and distance to the nearest POS) were assessed using a Geographic Information System. Pedestrian environmental attributes included aesthetics, walking infrastructure, barrier/traffic, crime concern, intersection density, and access to walking trails. Regression analyses examined whether associations between POS access and recreational walking were moderated by pedestrian environmental attributes.<h4>Results</h4>The sample included 1574 participants (45% men, mean age: 55). POS access measures were not associated with recreational walking. However, aesthetics, walking infrastructure, and access to walking trail were found to moderate the POS-walking relationships. The presence of POS was associated with walking among participants with aesthetically pleasing pedestrian environments. Counter-intuitively, better access to POS was associated with recreational walking for those with poorer walking infrastructure or no access to walking trails.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Local pedestrian environments moderate the relationships between access to POS and recreational walking. Our findings suggest the presence of complex relationships between POS availability and pedestrian environments. |
Keywords: | Physical activity; Environment; Park; Effect modification |
Rights: | © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.01.030 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.01.030 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 7 Medicine publications |
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