TY - JOUR
T1 - Living close to natural outdoor environments in four European cities
T2 - Adults’ contact with the environments and physical activity
AU - Triguero-Mas, Margarita
AU - Donaire-Gonzalez, David
AU - Seto, Edmund
AU - Valentín, Antònia
AU - Smith, Graham
AU - Martínez, David
AU - Carrasco-Turigas, Glòria
AU - Masterson, Daniel
AU - van den Berg, Magdalena
AU - Ambròs, Albert
AU - Martínez-Íñiguez, Tania
AU - Dedele, Audrius
AU - Hurst, Gemma
AU - Ellis, Naomi
AU - Grazulevicius, Tomas
AU - Voorsmit, Martin
AU - Cirach, Marta
AU - Cirac-Claveras, Judith
AU - Swart, Wim
AU - Clasquin, Eddy
AU - Maas, Jolanda
AU - Wendel-Vos, Wanda
AU - Jerrett, Michael
AU - Gražuleviciene, Regina
AU - Kruize, Hanneke
AU - Gidlow, Christopher J.
AU - Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - This study investigated whether residential availability of natural outdoor environments (NOE) was associated with contact with NOE, overall physical activity and physical activity in NOE, in four different European cities using objective measures. A nested cross-sectional study was conducted in Barcelona (Spain); Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom); Doetinchem (The Netherlands); and Kaunas (Lithuania). Smartphones were used to collect information on the location and physical activity (overall and NOE) of around 100 residents of each city over seven days. We used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to determine residential NOE availability (presence/absence of NOE within 300 m buffer from residence), contact with NOE (time spent in NOE), overall PA (total physical activity), NOE PA (total physical activity in NOE). Potential effect modifiers were investigated. Participants spent around 40 min in NOE and 80 min doing overall PA daily, of which 11% was in NOE. Having residential NOE availability was consistently linked with higher NOE contact during weekdays, but not to overall PA. Having residential NOE availability was related to NOE PA, especially for our Barcelona participants, people that lived in a city with low NOE availability.
AB - This study investigated whether residential availability of natural outdoor environments (NOE) was associated with contact with NOE, overall physical activity and physical activity in NOE, in four different European cities using objective measures. A nested cross-sectional study was conducted in Barcelona (Spain); Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom); Doetinchem (The Netherlands); and Kaunas (Lithuania). Smartphones were used to collect information on the location and physical activity (overall and NOE) of around 100 residents of each city over seven days. We used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to determine residential NOE availability (presence/absence of NOE within 300 m buffer from residence), contact with NOE (time spent in NOE), overall PA (total physical activity), NOE PA (total physical activity in NOE). Potential effect modifiers were investigated. Participants spent around 40 min in NOE and 80 min doing overall PA daily, of which 11% was in NOE. Having residential NOE availability was consistently linked with higher NOE contact during weekdays, but not to overall PA. Having residential NOE availability was related to NOE PA, especially for our Barcelona participants, people that lived in a city with low NOE availability.
KW - Green spaces
KW - Natural outdoor environments
KW - Physical activity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85030661834&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph14101162
DO - 10.3390/ijerph14101162
M3 - Article
C2 - 28974010
AN - SCOPUS:85030661834
VL - 14
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SN - 1660-4601
IS - 10
M1 - 1162
ER -