NDLI: Factors related with public open space use among adolescents: a study using GPS and accelerometers

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Author	Van Hecke, Linde Verhoeven, Hannah Clarys, Peter Van Dyck, Delfien Van de Weghe, Nico Baert, Tim Deforche, Benedicte Van Cauwenberg, Jelle
Abstract	Background Low physical activity levels and high levels of sedentary time among adolescents call for population wide interventions. Public open spaces can be important locations for adolescents’ physical activity. This study aimed to describe the prevalence, frequency and context of public open space visitation and to gain insight into the individual, social and physical environmental factors associated with public open space use among 12- to 16-year-old Flemish (Belgian) adolescents. Methods Global positioning system devices, accelerometers and one-on-one interviews were used to measure location-specific activity levels, time spent at, reasons for using and accompaniment at public open spaces among 173 adolescents. Multilevel hurdle and gamma models were used to estimate the associations between the independent variables (age, gender, ethnicity, education, sport club membership and accompaniment) and the amount of time, sedentary time, light-, moderate- to vigorous- and vigorous-intensity physical activity at public open spaces. Results Three out of four participants had visited a public open space (for recreational purposes) and participants were most often accompanied by friends/classmates. Mainly public transportation stops/stations were used, and subsequently the most reported reason for public open space use was “to wait for something or someone”. Furthermore, boys, younger adolescents, non-western-European adolescents and lower educated adolescents were more likely to use public open spaces. Additionally, boys and younger adolescents were more likely to accumulate physical activity at public open spaces. The only social environmental variable associated with time spent at public open spaces was accompaniment by siblings: adolescents spent more time at public open spaces when accompanied by their siblings. Conclusions Public open spaces may be effective areas to promote physical activity among groups at risk for physical inactivity (i.e. low educated and non-western-European adolescents). Additionally, girls and older adolescents were less likely to visit and be physically active at public open spaces. Therefore, urban planners should consider adding attractive features, in order to encourage physical activity among girls and older adolescents at public open spaces. Furthermore, creating public open spaces that are attractive for youth of all ages could contribute to adolescents visiting public open spaces accompanied by siblings.
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DOI	10.1186/s12942-018-0123-2
Journal	International Journal of Health Geographics
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	17
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2018-01-22
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Health Informatics Human Geography Epidemiology Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Medical Geography Global positioning device Physical activity Sedentary time Youth Leisure time Public spaces
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Subject	Computer Science Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Business, Management and Accounting
Journal Impact Factor	3/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	4.1/2023

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