Associations between perceived and observational physical environmental factors and the use of walking paths: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Jia, Ying Nan ^a   Fu, Hua ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese residents; Direct observation; Perceived and observed environment; Walking path utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902708871     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-627     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Importance of characteristics and modalities of physical activity and exercise in defining the benefits to cardiovascular health within the general population: recommendations from the EACPR (Part I). Vanhees L, De Sutter J, GeladaS N, Doyle F, Prescott E, Cornelissen V, Kouidi E, Dugmore D, Vanuzzo D, Borjesson M, Doherty P, EACPR, Eur J Prev Cardiol 2012 19 4 670 686
2. Physical activity, adiposity, and diabetes risk in middle-aged and older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. Qin L, Corpeleijn E, Jiang C, Thomas GN, Schooling CM, Zhang W, Cheng KK, Leung GM, Stolk RP, Lam TH, Diabetes Care 2010 33 11 2342 2348
3. What are the health benefits of physical activity in type 1 diabetes mellitus? A literature review. Chimen M, Kennedy A, Nirantharakumar K, Pang TT, Andrews R, Narendran P, Diabetologia 2012 55 3 542 551
4. [Leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behaviors among Chinese adults in 2010]. Chen XR, Jiang Y, Wang LM, Li YC, Zhang M, Hu N, Zhao WH, Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2012 46 5 399 403
5. Study on physical activities status of citizens from different subpopulation in Pudong, Shanghai. Wang SM, Fan MQ, Zhao JK, Chin J Epidemiol 2006 27 12 1033 1037
6. Why have physical activity levels declined among Chinese adults? Findings from the 1991-2006 China Health and Nutrition Surveys. Ng SW, Norton EC, Popkin BM, Soc Sci Med 2009 68 7 1305 1314
7. Correlates of adults' participation in physical activity: review and update. Trost SG, Owen N, Bauman AE, Sallis JF, Brown W, Med Sci Sports Exerc 2002 34 12 1996 2001 (Pubitemid 35440421)
8. Environmental factors associated with adults' participation in physical activity: a review. Humpel N, Owen N, Leslie E, Am J Prev Med 2002 22 3 188 199 (Pubitemid 34207825)
9. Built environment correlates of walking: a review. Saelens BE, Handy SL, Med Sci Sports Exerc 2008 40 7 Suppl 550 S566
10. Association between perceived neighborhood environment and walking among adults in 4 cities in Japan. Inoue S, Ohya Y, Odagiri Y, Takamiya T, Ishii K, Kitabayashi M, Suijo K, Sallis JF, Shimomitsu T, J Epidemiol 2010 20 4 277 286
11. Association of perceived environment with meeting public health recommendations for physical activity in seven European countries. Bamana A, Tessier S, Vuillemin A, J Public Health (Oxf) 2008 30 3 274 281
12. Perceived characteristics of the neighborhood and its association with physical activity behavior and self-rated health. Stronegger WJ, Titze S, Oja P, Health Place 2010 16 4 736 743
13. Perceived community environment and physical activity involvement in a northern-rural Aboriginal community. Kirby AM, Levesque L, Wabano V, Robertson-Wilson J, Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2007 4 63
14. In search of causality: a systematic review of the relationship between the built environment and physical activity among adults. McCormack GR, Shiell A, Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2011 8 125
15. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Healthy People 2010. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Nasnewsletter 2000 15 3 3
16. Walking for recreation and perceptions of the neighborhood environment in older Chinese urban dwellers. Cerin E, Sit CH, Barnett A, Cheung MC, Chan WM, J Urban Health 2013 90 1 56 66
17. A qualitative study of exercise behavior characteristics and promotion strategies among residents in Shanghai community. Lv TJ, Yun WP, Fu H, J Yontz V, Yang L, Chin Prim Health Care 2010 9 24 42 44
18. Economic analysis of eating and physical activity: a next step for research and policy change. Hill JO, Sallis JF, Peters JC, Am J Prev Med 2004 27 3 Suppl 111 116 (Pubitemid 39294646)
19. Promoting physical activity in rural communities: walking trail access, use, and effects. Brownson RC, Housemann RA, Brown DR, Jackson-Thompson J, King AC, Malone BR, Sallis JF, Am J Prev Med 2000 18 3 235 241 (Pubitemid 30155672)
20. Associations between self-reported and objective physical environmental factors and use of a community rail-trail. Troped PJ, Saunders RP, Pate RR, Reininger B, Ureda JR, Thompson SJ, Prev Med 2001 32 2 191 200 (Pubitemid 34136709)
21. The progress in the medicinal using of the Geographic Information System. Lu YC, Hu XY, Foreign Med Sci (SECTION OF MEDGEOGRAPHY) 4 25 185 188
22. Evaluation on reliability and validity of Chinese Walkable Environment Scale for urban community residents. Zhou RN, Fu H, Luo JF, Li Y, Chin J Public Health 2011 27 7 841 843
23. Measuring the built environment for physical activity: state of the science. Brownson RC, Hoehner CM, Day K, Forsyth A, Sallis JF, Am J Prev Med 2009 36 4 Suppl 99 S123
24. A method for observing physical activity on residential sidewalks and streets. Suminski RR, Petosa RL, Stevens E, J Urban Health 2006 83 3 434 443 (Pubitemid 44341555)
25. Behavior mapping: a method for linking preschool physical activity and outdoor design. Cosco NG, Moore RC, Islam MZ, Med Sci Sports Exerc 2010 42 3 513 519
26. Effects of the built environment on physical activity of adults living in rural settings. Frost SS, Goins RT, Hunter RH, Hooker SP, Bryant LL, Kruger J, Pluto D, Am J Health Promot 2010 24 4 267 283
27. Using built environmental observation tools: comparing two methods of creating a measure of the built environment. Keast EM, Carlson NE, Chapman NJ, Michael YL, Am J Health Promot 2010 24 5 354 361
28. Study on the reliability and validity of international physical activity questionnaire (Chinese Vision, IPAQ). Qu NN, Li KJ, Chin J Epidemiol 2004 25 3 265 268
29. Examining the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, long form (IPAQ-LC). Macfarlane D, Chan A, Cerin E, Public Health Nutr 2011 14 3 443 450
30. Associations between physical activity, perceptions of the neighbourhood environment and access to facilities in an English city. Panter JR, Jones AP, Soc Sci Med 2008 67 11 1917 1923
31. Features of the neighborhood environment and walking by U.S. adults. Suminski RR, Poston WS, Petosa RL, Stevens E, Katzenmoyer LM, Am J Prev Med 2005 28 2 149 155 (Pubitemid 40254265)
32. Perceived neighborhood environment and park use as mediators of the effect of area socio-economic status on walking behaviors. Leslie E, Cerin E, Kremer P, J Phys Act Health 2010 7 6 802 810
33. Safety from crime and physical activity among older adults: a population-based study in Brazil. Weber CM, Hallal PC, Xavier CH, Jayce CSI, D'Orsi E, J Environ Public Health 2012 2012 641010
34. Perceived crime and traffic safety is related to physical activity among adults in Nigeria. Oyeyemi AL, Adegoke BO, Sallis JF, Oyeyemi AY, De Bourdeaudhuij I, BMC Public Health 2012 12 294
35. Perceived environment and physical activity: a meta-analysis of selected environmental characteristics. Duncan MJ, Spence JC, Mummery WK, Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2005 2 11
36. Features of perceived neighborhood environment associated with daily walking time or habitual exercise: differences across gender, age, and employment status in a community-dwelling population of Japan. Chen TA, Lee JS, Kawakubo K, Watanabe E, Mori K, Kitaike T, Akabayashi A, Environ Health Prev Med 2013 18 5 368 376
37. Perceived neighborhood environment and walking for specific purposes among elderly Japanese. Inoue S, Ohya Y, Odagiri Y, Takamiya T, Kamada M, Okada S, Oka K, Kitabatake Y, Nakaya T, Sallis JF, Shimomitsu T, J Epidemiol 2011 21 6 481 490
38. Walking for leisure among adults from three Brazilian cities and its association with perceived environment attributes and personal factors. Gomes GA, Reis RS, Parra DC, Ribeiro I, Hino AA, Hallal PC, Malta DC, Brownson RC, Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2011 8 111
39. Exploring the relationship between physical activity knowledge, health outcomes expectancies, and behavior. Heinrich KM, Maddock J, Bauman A, J Phys Act Health 2011 8 3 404 409