A retrospective study on changes in residents' physical activities, social interactions, and neighborhood cohesion after moving to a walkable community.
A retrospective study on changes in residents' physical activities, social interactions, and neighborhood cohesion after moving to a walkable community.
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搬入步行社区后居民身体活动、社交互动和邻里凝聚力变化的回顾性研究。
DOI：
10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.08.013
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Mann,George
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作者：
Zhu,Xuemei;Yu,Chia-Yuan;Lee,Chanam;Lu,Zhipeng;Mann,George
本研究旨在探讨居民搬进德克萨斯州奥斯汀一个可步行社区后的身体活动、社会互动和社区凝聚力的变化。方法2013-2014年间进行了回顾调查(N=15449)，收集搬家前后的结果变量以及相关的个人、社会和身体环境因素的数据。每个居民搬家前社区的步行能力用步行评分来衡量。通过测试来检验整体样本和搬家前不同体力活动水平、社区状况和社区偏好的子组之间搬家后结果的差异。结果搬家后，整个样本和所有子组的总体力活动显著增加，除了那些以前足够活跃的人；居住在高度可步行、社会互动或社区凝聚力较高的社区；以及对可步行社区有中等偏好的社区。在整个样本和所有亚组中，除了那些以前足够活跃的人、从高步行社区搬来的人、或者对适合步行的社区几乎没有偏好的人之外，在社区中步行的人都增加了。结论本研究探讨了可步行社区在促进身体和社会活动的生活方式方面的潜在健康益处，特别是对于肥胖高危人群。初步结果是有希望的，这表明需要更多的工作来进一步检查健康和社区设计之间的关系，使用事后评估。
ObjectiveThis study is to examine changes in residents' physical activities, social interactions, and neighborhood cohesion after they moved to a walkable community in Austin, Texas.MethodsRetrospective surveys (N = 449) were administered in 2013–2014 to collect pre- and post-move data about the outcome variables and relevant personal, social, and physical environmental factors. Walkability of each resident's pre-move community was measured using the Walk Score.Ttests were used to examine the pre–post move differences in the outcomes in the whole sample and across sub-groups with different physical activity levels, neighborhood conditions, and neighborhood preferences before the move.ResultsAfter the move, total physical activity increased significantly in the whole sample and all sub-groups except those who were previously sufficiently active; lived in communities with high walkability, social interactions, or neighborhood cohesion; or had moderate preference for walkable neighborhoods. Walking in the community increased in the whole sample and all subgroups except those who were previously sufficiently active, moved from high-walkability communities, or had little to no preference for walkable neighborhoods. Social interactions and neighborhood cohesion increased significantly after the move in the whole sample and all sub-groups.ConclusionThis study explored potential health benefits of a walkable community in promoting physically and socially active lifestyles, especially for populations at higher risk of obesity. The initial result is promising, suggesting the need for more work to further examine the relationships between health and community design using pre–post assessments.