New recreational facilities for the young and the old in Los Angeles: policy and programming implications.
New recreational facilities for the young and the old in Los Angeles: policy and programming implications.
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DOI：
10.1057/jphp.2008.45
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
McKenzie TL
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作者：
Cohen DA;Sehgal A;Williamson S;Marsh T;Golinelli D;McKenzie TL
人们认为更高质量的娱乐设施可以促进身体活动并更好地为社区服务。我们通过将扩建和翻新的滑板公园和现代化的老年人中心与两个未翻新的类似设施的使用变化进行比较来测试这一假设。滑板公园的面积几乎增加了两倍，老年人中心也进行了改造，配备了新的健身器材、庭院花园和现代建筑特色。我们通过直接观察评估了这些设施的使用情况，并对设施用户和居住在每个设施两英里范围内的居民进行了调查。我们发现，仅对设施进行改进并不总能保证使用量的增加。虽然扩建后的滑板公园的使用量增加了 510%，而对比滑板公园的使用量增加了 77%，但设施翻新后，老年人中心的用户大幅减少，提供的锻炼课程和其他计划活动的时间也减少了。我们研究的含义是，使用结果来自一个复杂的方程式，该方程式不仅包括更高质量的娱乐设施，还包括节目、人员配备、费用、运营时间、营销、外展，也许还包括许多其他人为因素。
It is assumed that higher quality recreation facilities promote physical activity and serve communities better. We tested this assumption by comparing changes in the use of an expanded and renovated skate park and a modernized senior citizen’s center to two similar facilities that were not refurbished. The skate park was nearly tripled in size, and the senior center was remodeled and received new exercise equipment, a courtyard garden, and modern architectural features. We assessed use of these facilities through direct observation and surveyed both facility users and residents living within two miles of each facility. We found the assumption that making improvements to facilities alone will not always guarantee increased use. While there was a 510% increase in use of the expanded skate park compared to a 77% increase in the comparison skate park, the senior center had substantially fewer users and provided fewer hours of exercise classes and other programmed activities after the facility was renovated. The implication of our study is that use results from a complex equation that includes not only higher quality recreation facilities but also progamming, staffing, fees, hours of operation, marketing, outreach, and perhaps a host of other human factors.
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