ReviewThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2014
Combining GPS, GIS, and accelerometry to explore the physical activity and environment relationship in children and young people - a review.
Review in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Associations between the built environment and jogging behaviour based on voluntarily contributed tracking data: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of health geographics · 2025Pooled it
- Socioeconomic position, built environment and physical activity among children and adolescents: a systematic review of mediating and moderating effects.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- Objectively measuring the association between the built environment and physical activity: a systematic review and reporting framework.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- Locations of Physical Activity: Where Are Children, Adolescents, and Adults Physically Active? A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Methodologies for assessing contextual exposure to the built environment in physical activity studies: A systematic review.Health & place · 2019Pooled it
- Activity spaces in studies of the environment and physical activity: A review and synthesis of implications for causality.Health & place · 2019Pooled it
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- Monitoring Location-Specific Physical Activity via Integration of Accelerometry and Geotechnology Within Patients With or At Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Technological Report.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2017Trial
- From Free Play to Farm Chores: Using the Youth Compendium to Characterize Physical Activity Behaviors Among Rural Children.Health promotion practice · 2025Article
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- Characteristics of the Outdoor Environment Affording Physical Activity, Motor Competence, and Social Interactions in Children Aged 3-7 Years: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Investigating young children's physical activity through time and place.International journal of health geographics · 2024Article
- The availability between recreational facilities and physical activity of US adolescents.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Sociodemographic factors, parental mental health and movement behaviours in the early years: the SUNRISE Finland study protocol.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2024Article
- Identifying multilevel predictors of behavioral outcomes like park use: A comparison of conditional and marginal modeling approaches.PloS one · 2024Article
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- Factors Influencing Saudi Youth Physical Activity Participation: A Qualitative Study Based on the Social Ecological Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Effects of Socioeconomic Environment on Physical Activity Levels and Sleep Quality in Basque Schoolchildren.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Urban-rural disparities in childhood obesogenic environments in the United States: Application of differing rural definitions.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2023Article
- A novel method to map community- and neighborhood-level access to rural physical activity built environments in the United States.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
The environment has long been associated with physical activity engagement, and recent developments in technology have resulted in the ability to objectively quantify activity behaviours and activity context. This paper reviews studies that have combined Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and accelerometry to investigate the PA-environment relationship in children and young people (5-18 years old). Literature searches of the following bibliographic databases were undertaken: Sportdiscus, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Psychinfo and Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA). Fourteen studies met the inclusion criteria, and covered topics including greenspace use, general land use, active travel, and the built environment. Studies were largely cross-sectional and took place across developed countries (UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia). Findings suggest that roads and streets, school grounds, and the home location are important locations for total PA, and moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA). The relationship between greenspace was positive, however, multiple definitions and outcome measures add complexity to the results. MVPA was more likely in those exposed to higher levels of greenspace compared to sedentary individuals. Total MVPA time in greenspace is low, but when framed as a proportion of the total can be quite high. Domestic gardens may be an important area for higher intensity activity.
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