SynthesisCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2021
Associations between the built environment and physical activity among adults with low socio-economic status in Canada: a systematic review.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impacts of built environment changes on physical activity in Canada: a systematic review of natural experiments.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2026Pooled it
- Associations Between the Built Environment and Adult Obesity and the Mediating Role of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Surrounding Residential Greenness and Health: Associations With Abdominal Obesity and Dyslipidemia. A Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies.Public health reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Associations between perceived neighborhood environment and physical activity among breast cancer patients engaged in a physical activity program concomitant to cancer treatment: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses in the DISCO trial (DiscoSpace).The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Trial
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- Promoting physical activity among community-dwelling seniors living in a Francophone rural area in New Brunswick: a pre-implementation qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The interplay between social environment and opportunities for physical activity within the built environment: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Neighborhood greenness and participation in specific types of recreational physical activities in the Sister Study.Environmental research · 2024Article
- The Pace of Biological Aging Partially Explains the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Chronic Low Back Pain Outcomes.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Neighbourhood walkability and transportation and leisure physical activity by residency status: A cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative Canadian data.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- Community-Engaged Approach for Health Equity: Enhancing an Active Environment in Michigan.Health equity · 2024Article
- Will the Construction of Sports Facilities Nudge People to Participate in Physical Exercises in China? The Moderating Role of Mental Health.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The association between core job components, physical activity, and mental health in African academics in a post-COVID-19 context.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2023Article
- An Umbrella Review of the Best and Most Up-to-Date Evidence on the Built Environment and Physical Activity in Older Adults ≥60 Years.Public health reviews · 2023Review
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- Neighborhood Built and Social Environment Influences on Lifestyle Behaviors among College Students in a High-Density City: A Photovoice Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Meta-Analysis on the Influence of Age-Friendly Environments on Older Adults' Physical and Mental Well-Being.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- The CIVISANO protocol: a mixed-method study about the role of objective and perceived environmental factors on physical activity and eating behavior among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID social distancing measures on eating and exercise behaviors among a sample of Hispanic parents of young children in the United States.Journal of public health research · 2022Article
- Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the built environment and walking: effect modification by socioeconomic status.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo synthesize literature on the associations between the built environment and physical activity among adults with low socio-economic status (SES) in Canada.
methodsUsing a pre-specified study protocol (PROSPERO ID: CRD42019117894), we searched seven databases from inception to November 2018, for peer-reviewed quantitative studies that (1) included adults with low SES living in Canada and (2) estimated the association between self-reported or objectively measured built characteristics and self-reported or objectively measured physical activity. Study quality was assessed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. Findings were synthesized using a narrative approach. SYNTHESIS: Of the 8338 citations identified by our search, seven studies met the inclusion criteria. Most studies included adults living in one province (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, or Quebec), with one study including a national sample. All studies were cross-sectional, and none controlled for residential self-selection. Sampling designs and data collection strategies were heterogeneous. Sample sizes ranged between 78 and 37,241 participants. Most studies measured SES using household income. Street connectivity, greenness, destination density, and walkability were positively associated with physical activity. Relative to the objectively measured built environment, associations between the self-reported built environment and physical activity were less consistent. Studies were of fair to good quality.
conclusionFindings suggest that the neighbourhood built environment is associated with physical activity among adults with low SES in Canada. More rigorous study designs are needed to determine whether or not the built environment and physical activity are causally related within this vulnerable population.
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