Neighbourhood access to open spaces and the physical activity of residents: A national study
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Objective Increasing population levels of physical activity is high on the health agenda in many countries. There is some evidence that neighbourhood access to public open space can increase physical activity by providing easier and more direct access to opportunities for exercise. This national study examines the relationship between travel time access to parks and beaches, BMI and physical activity in New Zealand neighbourhoods.Methods Access to parks and beaches, measured in minutes taken by a car, was calculated for 38,350 neighbourhoods nationally using Geographic Information Systems. Multilevel regression analyses were used to establish the significance of access to these recreational amenities as a predictor of BMI, and levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the 12,529 participants, living in 1178 neighbourhoods, of the New Zealand Health Survey 2002/3.Results Neighbourhood access to parks was not associated with BMI, sedentary behaviour or physical activity, after controlling for individual-level socio-economic variables, and neighbourhood-level deprivation and urban/rural status. There was some evidence of a relationship between beach access and BMI and physical activity in the expected direction.Conclusions This study found little evidence of an association between locational access to open spaces and physical activity.
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Among adults, greater accessibility to recreation or exercise spaces and facilities was generally, although not always, associated with more physical activity.
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- Authors
- Witten, K., Hiscock, R., Pearce, J., & Blakely, T.
- Affiliations
- Massey University (NZ)
- University of Canterbury (NZ)
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Corresponding author
- Witten, Karen
- Venue
- Preventive Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-09
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 299-303
- ISSN
- 0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2121162238
- Cited by
- 197
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 7.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Urban Green Space and Health
- Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Keywords
- physical activity, body mass index, sedentary behavior, parks, beaches, neighborhood disadvantage, urban-rural differences, New Zealand
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Environment Design, Environmental Health, Female, Humans, Leisure Activities, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, New Zealand, Recreation, Regression Analysis, Residence Characteristics, Health Behavior, Exercise, Geographic Information Systems, Young Adult
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