ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Critical Hours and Important Environments: Relationships between Afterschool Physical Activity and the Physical Environment Using GPS, GIS and Accelerometers in 10-12-Year-Old Children.
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- Convergent Validation of a Self-Reported Commuting to and from School Diary in Spanish Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association between Asthma Control and Exposure to Greenness and Other Outdoor and Indoor Environmental Factors: A Longitudinal Study on a Cohort of Asthmatic Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Playing games can improve physical performance in children with autism.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2022Article
- How can an agent-based model explore the impact of interventions on children's physical activity in an urban environment?Health & place · 2021Article
- Improving spatial data in health geographics: a practical approach for testing data to measure children's physical activity and food environments using Google Street View.International journal of health geographics · 2021Article
- Effects of trees, gardens, and nature trails on heat index and child health: design and methods of the Green Schoolyards Project.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Street life and pedestrian activities in smart cities: opportunities and challenges for computational urban science.Computational urban science · 2021Article
- Objective Measures to Assess Active Commuting Physical Activity to School in Young People: A Systematic Review Protocol and Practical Considerations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Investigating longitudinal context-specific physical activity patterns in transition from primary to secondary school using accelerometers, GPS, and GIS.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Article
- Quality of Life: The Interplay between Human Behaviour, Technology and the Environment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Disentangling Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Patterns in Children with Low Motor Competence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionThe objective of this study was to assess relationships between children's physical environment and afterschool leisure time physical activity (PA) and active transport.
methodsChildren aged 10-12 years participated in a 7-day accelerometer and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) protocol. Afterschool leisure time PA and active transport were identified based on location- and speed-algorithms based on accelerometer, GPS and Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) data. We operationalized children's exposure to the environment by combining home, school and the daily transport environment in individualized daily activity-spaces.
resultsIn total, 255 children from 20 Dutch primary schools from suburban areas provided valid data. This study showed that greenspaces and smaller distances from the children's home to school were associated with afterschool leisure time PA and walking. Greater distances between home and school, as well as pedestrian infrastructure were associated with increased cycling.
conclusionWe demonstrated associations between environments and afterschool PA within several behavioral contexts. Future studies are encouraged to target specific behavioral domains and to develop natural experiments based on interactions between several types of the environment, child characteristics and potential socio-cognitive processes.
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