Where are children and adults physically active and sedentary? – a rapid review of location-based studies
Introduction: Geographical positioning systems (GPS) have the capacity to provide further context around where physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) are accrued especially when overlaid onto objectively measured movement. The objective of this rapid review was to summarize evidence from loc...
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| description | Introduction: Geographical positioning systems (GPS) have the capacity to provide further context around where physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) are accrued especially when overlaid onto objectively measured movement. The objective of this rapid review was to summarize evidence from location-based studies which employed the simultaneous use of GPS and objective measures of PA and/or ST. Methods: Six databases were searched to identify studies that employed the simultaneous use of GPS and objective measures of PA or ST to quantify location of movement. Risk of bias was assessed, and a qualitative synthesis completed. Results: Searching identified 3446 articles; 59 were included in the review. A total of 22 studies in children, 17 in youth and 20 in adults were captured. The active transportation environment emerged as an important location for moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) in children, youth and adults. In children and youth, the school is an important location for MVPA, especially the schoolyard for children. Indoor locations (e.g., schools, homes) appear to be greater sources of lighter intensities of PA and ST. The review was limited by a lack of standardization in the nomenclature used to describe the locations and methods, as well as measures of variance. Conclusion: Evidence suggests that the active transportation environment is a potentially important contributor of MVPA across an individual’s lifespan. There is a need for future location-based studies to report on locations of all intensity of movement (including minutes and proportion) using a whole-day approach in larger representative samples. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a6ce8e0d8b84fdbb6db2ba528d065d72022-12-21T18:56:09ZengPublic Health Agency of CanadaHealth Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada2368-738X2019-03-013936710310.24095/hpcdp.39.3.01stringWhere are children and adults physically active and sedentary? – a rapid review of location-based studiesStephanie A. Prince0Gregory P. Butler1Deepa P. Rao2Wendy Thompson3Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaIntroduction: Geographical positioning systems (GPS) have the capacity to provide further context around where physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) are accrued especially when overlaid onto objectively measured movement. The objective of this rapid review was to summarize evidence from location-based studies which employed the simultaneous use of GPS and objective measures of PA and/or ST. Methods: Six databases were searched to identify studies that employed the simultaneous use of GPS and objective measures of PA or ST to quantify location of movement. Risk of bias was assessed, and a qualitative synthesis completed. Results: Searching identified 3446 articles; 59 were included in the review. A total of 22 studies in children, 17 in youth and 20 in adults were captured. The active transportation environment emerged as an important location for moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) in children, youth and adults. In children and youth, the school is an important location for MVPA, especially the schoolyard for children. Indoor locations (e.g., schools, homes) appear to be greater sources of lighter intensities of PA and ST. The review was limited by a lack of standardization in the nomenclature used to describe the locations and methods, as well as measures of variance. Conclusion: Evidence suggests that the active transportation environment is a potentially important contributor of MVPA across an individual’s lifespan. There is a need for future location-based studies to report on locations of all intensity of movement (including minutes and proportion) using a whole-day approach in larger representative samples.https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.39.3.01motor activity, sedentary time, location, built environment, active transportation |
| spellingShingle | Stephanie A. Prince Gregory P. Butler Deepa P. Rao Wendy Thompson Where are children and adults physically active and sedentary? – a rapid review of location-based studies Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada motor activity, sedentary time, location, built environment, active transportation |
| title | Where are children and adults physically active and sedentary? – a rapid review of location-based studies |
| title_full | Where are children and adults physically active and sedentary? – a rapid review of location-based studies |
| title_fullStr | Where are children and adults physically active and sedentary? – a rapid review of location-based studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Where are children and adults physically active and sedentary? – a rapid review of location-based studies |
| title_short | Where are children and adults physically active and sedentary? – a rapid review of location-based studies |
| title_sort | where are children and adults physically active and sedentary a rapid review of location based studies |
| topic | motor activity, sedentary time, location, built environment, active transportation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.39.3.01 |
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