The impact of interventions in the built environment on physical activity levels: a systematic umbrella review.

Autor: Zhang Y; Expertise Center Architecture, Urbanism and Health, Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. zhang_yufang@outlook.com., Koene M; Expertise Center Architecture, Urbanism and Health, Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands., Reijneveld SA; Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands., Tuinstra J; Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands., Broekhuis M; Department of Operations, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands., van der Spek S; Department of Urbanism, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands., Wagenaar C; Expertise Center Architecture, Urbanism and Health, Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity [Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act] 2022 Dec 20; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 156. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 20.
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-022-01399-6
Abstrakt: Physical activity is good for people's health. The relationship between the built environment and physical activity has been well documented. However, evidence is both scarce and scattered on specific urban interventions, i.e., intentional redesigns of the built environment that promote physical activity accompanied by pre- and post-effect measurement. This umbrella review aims to synthesize the findings of systematic reviews focused on these urban interventions. We followed the PRISMA 2020 and JBI umbrella review protocol guidelines and searched seven databases covering the period between Jan 2010 and April 2022 using keywords relating to the built environment, health, physical activity, and interventions. This yielded seven systematic reviews, in which we identified several urban interventions that can promote physical activity. We found positive effects of urban interventions on physical activity regarding park renovations, adding exercise equipment, introducing a (new) pocket park, improving cycling environments, improving walking & cycling environments, as well as multi-component initiatives for active travel and enhancing the availability & accessibility of destinations. The findings suggest that the urban environment can effectively promote physical activity, especially by adding various facilities and destinations and by making the environment better suitable for active use.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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