A novel assessment of adolescent mobility: a pilot study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Grant Schofield⁴  Jasper Schipperijn²  Yan Kestens¹  Basile Chaix³  Scott Duncan⁴  Tom Stewart⁴ 

[1] CRCHUM, Department of social and preventive medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada;Research Unit for Active Living, Department of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark;Inserm, U707, Paris, France;Human Potential Centre, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, Auckland, New Zealand

关键词: SoftGIS;    VERITAS;    Spatial polygamy;    Physical activity;    Neighbourhood definition;    Mobility;    Built environment;    Adolescent;    Active travel;   

Others  :  1135848
DOI  :  10.1186/s12966-015-0176-6

 received in 2014-08-20, accepted in 2015-01-29,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

The accurate measurement of daily mobility and travel to destinations beyond the residential neighbourhood has been identified as an important but almost systematically overlooked factor when investigating the relationship between exposure to the built environment and physical activity. The recent development of VERITAS – a web-based application nested within a computer-assisted personal interview – allows researchers to assess daily mobility, travel to regular destinations, and perceived neighbourhood boundaries using interactive mapping technology. The aims of this pilot study were to (1) demonstrate the feasibility and functionality of using VERITAS in an adolescent sample, and (2) compare urban form characteristics and geometric features of the perceived neighbourhood with traditional neighbourhood delimitations.

Methods

Data were collected and analysed for twenty-eight participants (14 male, 15.9 ± 1.48 years) in 2013. Participants underwent anthropometric assessment before completing a custom-designed VERITAS protocol under the supervision of trained interview technicians. Regularly visited destinations, school travel routes, transportation modes, travel companions, and perceived neighbourhood boundaries were assessed. Data were imported into ArcGIS and street network distances between the home and each geolocated destination were generated. Convex hull activity spaces were derived from destinations. Urban form variables and geometric characteristics were compared between the perceived neighbourhood, existing meshblocks, 1 mile Euclidean buffers, and 1 km network buffers.

Results

In total, 529 destinations were geolocated, 58% of which were outside the perceived neighbourhood boundary. Active travel was inversely associated with distance to destinations (r = −.43, p < .05) and traveling with adults (r = −.68, p < .01). Urban form and geometric characteristics of the perceived neighbourhood were different from those in other neighbourhood delimitations.

Conclusions

This study demonstrates the feasibility of using VERITAS to assess mobility within adolescent populations. Our results also illustrate the potential novelty and use of user-defined spaces, and highlight the limitations of relying on restricted definitions of place (i.e., administrative or residential-focused neighbourhoods) when assessing environmental exposure.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Stewart et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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