Spatial access to sport facilities from the multiple places visited and sport practice: Assessing and correcting biases related to selective daily mobility

Shrestha, Samjhana; Kestens, Yan; Thomas, Frédérique; Aarbaoui, Tarik El; Chaix, Basile

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112406

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“…Considering the wider distribution of these destinations, population-level studies on the accessibility of sport facilities might benefit from a larger scale of analysis [ 53 , 54 ] or an extended focus on the other environments of the daily life, such as the work place and other frequently visited destinations [ 25 ]. The latter approach has been increasingly applied in studies questioning the suitability of neighborhood-based exposure measures to study PA [ 26 , 55 ] or other health behavior outcomes, such as associations between food environments and food purchasing behaviors [ 56 , 57 ].…”

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Adults’ leisure-time physical activity and the neighborhood built environment: a contextual perspective

Kajosaari

Laatikainen

2020

Int J Health Geogr

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Background Context-free outcome measures, such as overall leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), are habitually applied to study the neighborhood built environment correlates of physical activity. This cross sectional study identifies and empirically tests potential methodological limitations related to the use of context-free measures and discusses how these may help in the interpretation of inconsistent associations between participation in moderate-to-vigorous LTPA and objectively measured neighborhood-level built environment attributes. Methods We employ a public participation geographic information system (PPGIS), an advanced participatory mapping method, to study the spatial distribution of moderate-to-vigorous LTPA among adult urban Finnish residents (n 1322). Secondary sources of GIS land-use and sport facility data were used to disaggregate respondent-mapped LTPA by the behavioral context, such as indoor and outdoor sport facilities, green spaces, and other public open spaces. Associations between the use of the identified LTPA settings and a range of objectively measured neighborhood built environment attributes were studied with multilevel logistic regression models. Results Disaggregated by behavioral context, we observed varied and partly opposite built environment correlates for LTPA. The use of indoor and outdoor sport facilities showed no significant associations with their neighborhood availability, but were significantly associated with personal-level attributes. By contrast, participation in LTPA in green and built public open space shared significant associations with access to and availability of neighborhood green space that persisted after controlling for personal-level covariates. Moreover, neighborhood distances up to 1600 m poorly captured participation in moderate-to-vigorous LTPA, as, on average, 40% of visits were located further from home. However, we found the immediate home environment to be an important LTPA setting for the least active participants. Conclusions This study demonstrates that LTPA can be a highly heterogeneous measure regarding both the spatial distribution and the environmental correlates of behavioral contexts. The results show that context-free LTPA outcome measures yield inconsistent associations with built environment exposure variables, challenging the applicability of such measures in designing neighborhood-level built environment interventions.

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Adults’ leisure-time physical activity and the neighborhood built environment: a contextual perspective

Kajosaari

Laatikainen

2020

Int J Health Geogr

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“…The World Health Organization (WHO) advocates physical activity and exercise as one of the best methods of reducing health risks and promoting healthy lifestyles [ [6]. The provision of physical exercise in sports centers [ [7,8] presents a challenge in urban planning and governance: How to optimize the distribution and allocation of sports facilities and maintain spatial and social equity? China's "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan for Sports Development" pointed out that the provision of sports facilities was insufficient, and its development was unbalanced [ [9].…”

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An Exploration of Spatial and Social Inequalities of Urban Sports Facilities in Nanning City, China

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Health and well-being have become important dimensions of urban sustainability, particularly in countries with rapid urbanization and aging populations. As such, providing opportunities for physical activity and exercise has become a priority in the planning and governance of Healthy City in these countries. Relatively little research has investigated the provision of sports facilities in developing countries. This paper seeks to address this gap by exploring the spatial and social inequality of sports facilities at the urban scale using Nanning City in South China as a case study. Spatial aggregate analyses, including an allocation index, accessibility, diversity, and geographically weighted regression, were applied to mixed data sets from primary and secondary sources from 2018. The results confirmed a strong inequality of sports facilities provision across the study area and between age groups. This study suggests that the reduction of inequality and the improvement of equity and social justice should consider the spatial and social matches between demand and supply, through increasing sports facilities investment intensity and road network density.

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“…A recent study found the impact of selective daily mobility to be strong on the estimated association between the spatial accessibility to and use of facilities. 27…”

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“…Our previous works have shown how to constructs mobility-based measures of spatial accessibility to resources corrected from the selective daily mobility bias. 27…”

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Linking physical and social environments with mental health in old age: a multisensor approach for continuous real-life ecological and emotional assessment

Fernandes

Lenthe

Vallée

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J Epidemiol Community Health

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BackgroundUrban stress is mentioned as a plausible mechanism leading to chronic stress, which is a risk factor of depression. Yet, an accurate assessment of urban stressors in environmental epidemiology requires new methods. This article discusses methods for the sensor-based continuous assesment of geographic environments, stress and depressive symptoms in older age. We report protocols of the promoting mental well-being and healthy ageing in cities (MINDMAP) and Healthy Aging and Networks in Cities (HANC) studies nested in the RECORD Cohort as a background for a broad discussion about the theoretical foundation and monitoring tools of mobile sensing research in older age. Specifically, these studies allow one to compare how older people with and without depression perceive, navigate and use their environment; and how the built environments, networks of social contacts, and spatial mobility patterns influence the mental health of older people.MethodsOur research protocol combines (1) Global Positioning System (GPS) and accelerometer tracking and a GPS-based mobility survey to assess participants’ mobility patterns, activity patterns and environmental exposures; (2) proximity detection to assess whether household members are close to each other; (3) ecological momentary assessment to track momentary mood and stress and environmental perceptions; and (4) electrodermal activity for the tentative prediction of stress. Data will be compared within individuals (at different times) and between persons with and without depressive symptoms.ConclusionThe development of mobile sensing and survey technologies opens an avenue to improve understanding of the role of momentary stressors and resourcing features of residential and non-residential environments for older populations’ mental health. However, validation, privacy and ethical aspects are important issues to consider.

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Spatial access to sport facilities from the multiple places visited and sport practice: Assessing and correcting biases related to selective daily mobility

Cited by 31 publications

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Adults’ leisure-time physical activity and the neighborhood built environment: a contextual perspective

Adults’ leisure-time physical activity and the neighborhood built environment: a contextual perspective

An Exploration of Spatial and Social Inequalities of Urban Sports Facilities in Nanning City, China

Linking physical and social environments with mental health in old age: a multisensor approach for continuous real-life ecological and emotional assessment

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