'The park a tree built': Evaluating how a park development project impacted where people play
'The park a tree built': Evaluating how a park development project impacted where people play
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ufug.2015.02.011
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
影响因子：
6.4
通讯作者：
Ross, Colleen
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作者：
King, Diane K.;Litt, Jill;Ross, Colleen
社区公园已被公认为促进身体活动的公共卫生干预措施。这项研究评估了人口水平的身体活动的变化时，未开发的绿色空间附近的过渡性住房的难民被改造成一个休闲公园。一项前瞻性的非随机研究设计使用了社区游戏和娱乐观察系统（SOPARC）来记录公园使用者的数量和活动水平，并比较建设前和建设后的趋势。T检验或中位数检验（适当时）被用来比较施工前和施工后的变化，在使用非公园和公园区的身体活动和变化，在公园使用的年龄和性别。使用非公园区（即，邻近的街道、小巷和停车场）和公园区域的能量消耗减少了38%，而公园内的能量消耗增加了3倍（P = 0.002）。大多数公园用户建设前和建设后的儿童，但在激烈的活动中观察到的青少年男性的比例从11%增加到38%（P = 0.007）。在公园里，青少年女性和老年人的人数仍然不足。我们的研究结果支持创造无障碍的户外休闲空间和改善身体活动之间的关联。社区参与公园设计确保公园空间的功能符合所服务社区的需求和愿望。一些人口群体在公园内的代表性仍然不足，这表明需要制定有针对性的外联战略和方案。(C)2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
Community parks have achieved recognition as a public health intervention to promote physical activity. This study evaluated changes in population-level physical activity when an undeveloped green space adjacent to transitional housing for refugees was transformed into a recreational park. A prospective, nonrandomized study design used the System of Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) to document the number and activity levels of park users over time, and to compare trends pre- and post-construction. T-tests or tests of medians (when appropriate) were used to compare pre- and post-construction changes in use of non-park and park zones for physical activity and changes in park use by age and gender. Pre- and post-comparisons of people observed using non-park zones (i.e., adjacent streets, alleys and parking lots) and park zones indicated a 38% decrease in energy expended in nonpark zones and a 3-fold increase in energy expended within the park (P = 0.002). The majority of park users pre- and post-construction were children, however the proportion of adolescent males observed in vigorous activity increased from 11% to 38% (P = 0.007). Adolescent females and elderly continued to be under-represented in the park. Our findings support an association between creation of accessible outdoor spaces for recreation and improvements in physical activity. Community involvement in park design assured that features included in the park space matched the needs and desires of the communities served. Some demographic groups were still under-represented within the park, suggesting a need to develop targeted outreach strategies and programming. (C) 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.