SynthesisBMC public health2023
A systematic review on the relationship between the built environment and children's quality of life.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Measuring Street Built Environments for Children's Use: A Systematic Review of Measurement Tools.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of social determinants on the development, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer: recommended public health interventions.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Social and physical environmental correlates of movement behaviors, body weight status, and well-being among adolescents in Nigeria: a youth-centered participatory action project narrative review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Review
- Core Elements of the Stunting Prevention Model to Improve Adolescents' Quality of Life.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Geographic variation and neighbourhood correlates of mental health-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits in children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Association Between Physical Activity, Quality of Life, Barriers to Physical Activity, and Mental Health in Chilean Adolescents: The MOV-ES Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of Park Redesign and Renovation on Children's Health-Related Quality of Life.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2025Article
- Built environment and childhood obesity.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundEvidence of the effects of the built environment on children has mainly focused on disease outcomes; however, quality of life (QoL) has gained increasing attention as an important health and policy endpoint itself. Research on built environment effects on children's QoL could inform public health programs and urban planning and design.
objectiveWe aimed to review and synthesize the evidence of the relationship between built environment features and children's QoL.
methodsFive research databases were searched for quantitative peer-reviewed studies on children between 2 and 18 years, published in English or German between January 2010 and August 2023. Only primary research was considered. Included studies (n = 17) were coded and methodologically assessed with the Joanna Briggs Critical Appraisal Checklists, and relevant data were extracted, analyzed, and synthesized, using the following built environment framework: (1) neighborhood green and blue space, (2) neighborhood infrastructure, and (3) neighborhood perception.
resultsGreen space was positively associated with children's QoL. Infrastructure yielded inconclusive results across all measured aspects. Overall neighborhood satisfaction was positively correlated with higher QoL but results on perceived environmental safety were mixed.
conclusionsMost studies are correlational, making it difficult to infer causality. While the positive findings of green space on QoL are consistent, specific features of the built environment show inconsistent results. Overall perception of the built environment, such as neighborhood satisfaction, also shows more robust results compared to perceptions of specific features of the built environment. Due to the heterogeneity of both built environment and QoL measures, consistent measures of both concepts will help advance this area of research.
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