SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016
Understanding the Influence of Environment on Adults' Walking Experiences: A Meta-Synthesis Study.
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- Seeing the quality improvement forest through the quality improvement trees: A meta-synthesis of case studies in Florida and Georgia.SAGE open medicine · 2019Article
- Perceived Environmental, Individual and Social Factors of Long-Distance Collective Walking in Cities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
The environment has an important impact on physical activity, especially walking. The relationship between the environment and walking is not the same as for other types of physical activity. This study seeks to comprehensively identify the environmental factors influencing walking and to show how those environmental factors impact on walking using the experiences of adults between the ages of 18 and 65. The current study is a meta-synthesis based on a systematic review. Seven databases of related disciplines were searched, including health, transportation, physical activity, architecture, and interdisciplinary databases. In addition to the databases, two journals were searched. Of the 11,777 papers identified, 10 met the eligibility criteria and quality for selection. Qualitative content analysis was used for analysis of the results. The four themes identified as influencing walking were "safety and security", "environmental aesthetics", "social relations", and "convenience and efficiency". "Convenience and efficiency" and "environmental aesthetics" could enhance the impact of "social relations" on walking in some aspects. In addition, "environmental aesthetics" and "social relations" could hinder the influence of "convenience and efficiency" on walking in some aspects. Given the results of the study, strategies are proposed to enhance the walking experience.
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