SynthesisPreventive medicine2016
Observational Park-based physical activity studies: A systematic review of the literature.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 156 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic literature review of economic studies on nature-based social prescribing for health improvement.BMC primary care · 2026Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Objective Factors Influencing Behavior in Public Open Spaces.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of park-based interventions on health-related outcomes: A systematic review.Preventive medicine · 2021Pooled it
- The Effects of Green Exercise on Physical and Mental Wellbeing: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- The mediating role of perceived crime in gender and built environment associations with park use and park-based physical activity among park users in high poverty neighborhoods.Preventive medicine · 2019Trial
- Gender Disparities in Park Use and Physical Activity among Residents of High-Poverty Neighborhoods in Los Angeles.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthTrial
- Objective and perceived proximity to parks in relation to physical activity within parks.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- Long-term impacts of co-designed sustainable park improvements on physical activity and other wellbeing behaviours: a 7-year natural experimental study in a deprived urban area.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- Associations between park visitation and physical, mental and social health among older adults.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Barriers to youth physical activity in urban green spaces: evidence from a Turkish city.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Association between hypertension prevalence and neighborhood characteristics in Japan using combined claims data and geographic information systems: a neighborhood correlation study from LIFE Study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluating the impact of park renovation on park-based physical activity: a natural experiment in Belgium with two years of follow-up.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Examining park features that encourage physical activity and social interaction among adults.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Use of Accelerometry and Global Positioning System (GPS) to Describe Children's Park-Based Physical Activity Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2025Article
- A more detailed park prescription: How does landscape support human health behavior?Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Influence of park visitation on physical activity, well-being and social connectedness among Australians during COVID-19.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Association of Park Renovation With Park Use in New York City.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Observation-based data-gathering method to support the assessment of the use of cultural ecosystem services in urban green spaces.MethodsX · 2023Article
- Park Area and Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents: Findings From the Healthy Communities Study.Journal of physical activity & health · 2023Article
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Abstract
This article reports the outcomes of a systematic review of observational park-based physical activity (PA) studies. Five electronic databases and the Active Living Research website were searched in July 2015 to identify relevant articles. Studies were included if they: a) reported observational data collected at outdoor park-based settings during free living conditions, b) reported results of a park audit, c) included PA as an outcome measure of the park audit, and d) were published after 1990 in English-language peer-review journals. Thirty-two articles, reporting outcomes of 26 unique studies, met inclusion criteria for review. Most studies (n=20, 87%) had cross-sectional or non-interventional study designs, while 6 (23%) employed quasi-experimental designs. Studies were predominately conducted in the U.S. (n=19, 76%). The median number of park users across studies was 4558 (Range=815 to 76,632). Approximately half (51%) of all park users were female. Eighty-one percent of studies (n=21) reported PA outcomes for individuals of all ages, while 4 studies (15%) reported PA outcomes for children only and 1 study (4%) for adults only. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) of park users ranged from 31% to 85% (Median=55.0%). Studies conducted in the U.S. reported a slightly higher median number of park-users engaging in MVPA than those outside the U.S. (60.5% vs. 52.8%). Fifteen studies examined gender differences in MVPA. Among these, 12 (87%) reported more males engaging in MVPA than females. Results of this review highlight the need for innovative strategies to promote MVPA among park users and to increase park use among children.
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