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Lan Y, Helbich M. Short-term exposure sequences and anxiety symptoms: a time series clustering of smartphone-based mobility trajectories. Int J Health Geogr 2023; 22:27. [PMID: 37817189 PMCID: PMC10563352 DOI: 10.1186/s12942-023-00348-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Short-term environmental exposures, including green space, air pollution, and noise, have been suggested to affect health. However, the evidence is limited to aggregated exposure estimates which do not allow the capture of daily spatiotemporal exposure sequences. We aimed to (1) determine individuals' sequential exposure patterns along their daily mobility paths and (2) examine whether and to what extent these exposure patterns were associated with anxiety symptoms. METHODS We cross-sectionally tracked 141 participants aged 18-65 using their global positioning system (GPS) enabled smartphones for up to 7 days in the Netherlands. We estimated their location-dependent exposures for green space, fine particulate matter, and noise along their moving trajectories at 10-min intervals. The resulting time-resolved exposure sequences were then partitioned using multivariate time series clustering with dynamic time warping as the similarity measure. Respondents' anxiety symptoms were assessed with the Generalized Anxiety Disorders-7 questionnaire. We fitted linear regressions to assess the associations between sequential exposure patterns and anxiety symptoms. RESULTS We found four distinctive daily sequential exposure patterns across the participants. Exposure patterns differed in terms of exposure levels and daily variations. Regression results revealed that participants with a "moderately health-threatening" exposure pattern were significantly associated with fewer anxiety symptoms than participants with a "strongly health-threatening" exposure pattern. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support that environmental exposures' daily sequence and short-term magnitudes may be associated with mental health. We urge more time-resolved mobility-based assessments in future analyses of environmental health effects in daily life.
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- Yuliang Lan
- Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 BC, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 BC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Wei L, Mackenbach JD, Poelman MP, Vermeulen R, Helbich M. A detour for snacks and beverages? A cross-sectional assessment of selective daily mobility bias in food outlet exposure along the commuting route and dietary intakes. Health Place 2023; 83:103088. [PMID: 37487258 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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The evidence of selective daily mobility bias distorting exposure-health associations is limited. Using 7-day smartphone-based global positioning system (GPS) tracking data for 67 Dutch adults aged 25-45, we conducted paired Wilcoxon tests to compare the absolute and relative exposure to food outlets along actual and modelled commuting routes. We fitted Tobit regressions to examine their associations with three daily snack and soft drink intake outcomes. We found significant differences in absolute food outlet exposure between two types of routes. Adjusted regression analyses yielded unexpected associations between dietary intakes and food outlet exposures. Our results suggested no evidence of a selective daily mobility bias in the association between the food environment along commuting routes and adults' snacks and soft drink consumption in this sample.
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- Lai Wei
- Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Upstream Team, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands
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- Chair Group Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Richard V, Piumatti G, Pullen N, Lorthe E, Guessous I, Cantoreggi N, Stringhini S. Socioeconomic inequalities in sport participation: pattern per sport and time trends - a repeated cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:785. [PMID: 37118691 PMCID: PMC10141913 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15650-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sport participation is an important component of a healthy lifestyle and is known to be more common among privileged individuals. However, few studies examined socio-demographic patterns of participation by type of activity. This study aims at quantifying socio-economic inequalities in sport participation by sport type, and to analyse their trend over 15 years. METHODS We used 2005-2019 data from the Bus Santé study, a yearly population-based cross-sectional survey of Geneva adults. Sport participation was defined as reporting at least one sporting activity over the previous week; educational level, household income and occupational position were used as indicators of socio-economic position. Socio-economic inequalities in sport participation, and their trend over time, were examined using the relative and slope indexes of inequality (RII/SII). RESULTS Out of 7769 participants (50.8% women, mean age 46 years old), 60% participated in a sporting activity. Results showed that the higher the socioeconomic circumstances, the higher the sport participation (RII = 1.78; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.64-1.92; SII = 0.33; 95%CI: 0.29-0.37 for education). Relative inequalities varied per sport e.g., 0.68 (95%CI: 0.44-1.07) for football and 4.25 (95%CI: 2.68-6.75) for tennis/badminton for education. Yearly absolute inequalities in sport participation tended to increase between 2005 and 2019 for household income, especially among women and older adults. CONCLUSIONS We observed strong socio-economic inequalities in sport participation in Geneva, with different magnitude depending on the sport type. These inequalities seemed to increase over the 2005-2019 period. Our results call for tailored measures to promote the participation of socially disadvantaged populations in sporting activities.
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- Viviane Richard
- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Jean-Violette 29, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
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- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Jean-Violette 29, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
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- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Jean-Violette 29, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
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- Department of Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
- Division and Department of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle- Perret-Gentil 4, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
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- Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Chemin des Mines 9, Geneva, 1202, Switzerland
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- Unit of Population Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Jean-Violette 29, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland.
- University Center for General Medicine and Public Health, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 44, Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland.
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Comparison of static and dynamic exposures to air pollution, noise, and greenness among seniors living in compact-city environments. Int J Health Geogr 2023; 22:3. [PMID: 36709304 PMCID: PMC9884423 DOI: 10.1186/s12942-023-00325-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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GPS technology and tracking study designs have gained popularity as a tool to go beyond the limitations of static exposure assessments based on the subject's residence. These dynamic exposure assessment methods offer high potential upside in terms of accuracy but also disadvantages in terms of cost, sample sizes, and types of data generated. Because of that, with our study we aim to understand in which cases researchers need to use GPS-based methods to guarantee the necessary accuracy in exposure assessment. With a sample of 113 seniors living in Barcelona (Spain) we compare their estimated daily exposures to air pollution (PM2.5, PM10, NO2), noise (dB), and greenness (NDVI) using static and dynamic exposure assessment techniques. Results indicate that significant differences between static and dynamic exposure assessments are only present in selected exposures, and would thus suggest that static assessments using the place of residence would provide accurate-enough values across a number of exposures in the case of seniors. Our models for Barcelona's seniors suggest that dynamic exposure would only be required in the case of exposure to smaller particulate matter (PM2.5) and exposure to noise levels. The study signals to the need to consider both the mobility patterns and the built environment context when deciding between static or dynamic measures of exposure assessment.
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Selective Daily Mobility Bias in the Community Food Environment: Case Study of Greater Hartford, Connecticut. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15020404. [PMID: 36678275 PMCID: PMC9867517 DOI: 10.3390/nu15020404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The community food environment has potential influences on community members' dietary health outcomes, such as obesity and Type II diabetes. However, most existing studies evaluating such health effects neglect human mobility. In food patrons' daily travels, certain locations may be preferred and patronized more frequently than others. This behavioral uncertainty, known as the selective daily mobility bias (SDMB), is less explored in community-food-environment research. In this paper, we aim to confirm the existence of the SDMB by systematically exploring the large-scale GPS-based restaurant-visit patterns in the Greater Harford region, Connecticut. Next, we explore the restaurant and neighborhood characteristics that are associated with the restaurant-visit patterns. Our primary results demonstrate that (1) most restaurant customers originate from areas outside of the census tract where the restaurant is located, and (2) restaurants located in socially vulnerable areas attract more customers in total, more customers from local areas, and more customers from other socially vulnerable areas. These results confirm the relevance of the SDMB to the community food environment, and suggest ways that the SDMB can be moderated by an uneven socio-economic landscape. The findings demonstrate the necessity of incorporating human-mobility data into the study of the community food environment.
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An analytical model for spatial developing of sports places and spaces. JOURNAL OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 2023. [DOI: 10.1108/jfm-03-2022-0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Purpose
In terms of the use of sports places and spaces, per capita is a determining parameter for the status and perspective of the future. Although there are many uses for the per capita indicator in sports places, there are no consistent scientific and methodological methods for calculating it. Therefore, this study aims to provide an analytical model to determine the per capita index of sports places and spaces.
Design/methodology/approach
One of the matters that can be considered as the basic information required to develop and construct sports facilities is determination of per capita, which can be used as the most vital information to plan and develop this type of urban utilities. In the history of contemporary urbanization, the use of the per capita concept is one of Reinhard Laumeister’s innovations, a founder of modern urban engineering in Germany, hence, the use of per capita was triggered in 1876, almost 133 years ago.
Findings
The underlying information of the research in two spatial and descriptive sections was analyzed in the geographic information systems (GIS) software. After the division and network distribution of the boundary by the Thiessen Networks analytic function in the Arc GIS, per capita of each polygon was separately calculated using the presented formula and the population of the related blocks
Originality/value
Finally, with the qualitative per capita achieved in the previous stage, the study area was classified based on the need for the development of indoor pools to three, privileged, semi-privileged and deprived spectrums.
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Zhang S, Li J, Wang L, Kwan MP, Chai Y, Du Y, Zhou K, Gu H, Sun W. Examining the association between the built environment and active travel using GPS data: A study of a large residential area (Daju) in Shanghai. Health Place 2023; 79:102971. [PMID: 36682263 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Automobile dependence and physical inactivity have become common health challenges for residents in large suburban residential areas. Limited literature has examined the associations between the built environment and active travel in such residential areas and the differences in these associations among residents from different neighborhoods. To avoid inaccurate results potentially derived from residence-based measures, we adopt a mobility-based approach for environmental exposure assessment. Using GPS data from 530 trips made by 98 participants in a large residential area in Shanghai, we investigate the relationships between neighborhood types, pollution perceptions, built environment features and active travel. The results indicate that residents in affordable and relocation housing make fewer active trips than those in market-rate housing, while the built environment seems to mitigate this difference. Sports facilities promote active travel while commercial facilities and road intersections discourage it. We identify significant interactions between the percentage of green space and neighborhood type, as well as floor area ratio and air pollution perception. Interventions promoting active travel include active-travel-friendly design for commercial facilities and road intersections, the provision of more sports facilities, a careful increase in floor area ratio, and the provision of more green space that is attractive to residents from different neighborhoods.
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- Surong Zhang
- Department of Urban Planning, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Department of Urban Planning, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Department of Urban Planning, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Department of Geography and Resource Management and Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- Shanghai Changning District Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources, No.599 Changning Road, Shanghai, 200050, China.
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- Department of Urban Planning, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Department of Urban Planning, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Department of Urban Planning, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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Klein S, Brondeel R, Chaix B, Klein O, Thierry B, Kestens Y, Gerber P, Perchoux C. What triggers selective daily mobility among older adults? A study comparing trip and environmental characteristics between observed path and shortest path. Health Place 2023; 79:102730. [PMID: 34955424 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Interest is growing in neighborhood effects on health beyond individual's home locations. However, few studies accounted for selective daily mobility bias. Selective mobility of 470 older adults (aged 67-94) living in urban and suburban areas of Luxembourg, was measured through detour percentage between their observed GPS-based paths and their shortest paths. Multilevel negative binomial regression tested associations between detour percentage, trips characteristics and environmental exposures. Detour percentage was higher for walking trips (28%) than car trips (16%). Low-speed areas and connectivity differences between observed and shortest paths vary by transport mode, indicating a potential selective daily mobility bias. The positive effects of amenities, street connectivity, low-speed areas and greenness on walking detour reinforce the existing evidence on older adults' active transportation. Urban planning interventions favoring active transportation will also promote walking trips with longer detours, helping older adults to increase their physical activity levels and ultimately promote healthy aging.
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- Sylvain Klein
- Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Urban and Mobility Department, Esch/Alzette, L-4366, Luxembourg.
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- Scientific Directorate of Epidemiology and Public Health, Sciensano, J. Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Institut Pierre Louis d'épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, IPLESP UMR-S1136, F75012, Paris, France
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- Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Urban and Mobility Department, Esch/Alzette, L-4366, Luxembourg
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- Centre de Recherche de l'université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, QCL, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de l'université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, QCL, Canada
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- Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Urban and Mobility Department, Esch/Alzette, L-4366, Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Urban and Mobility Department, Esch/Alzette, L-4366, Luxembourg
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Kim EK, Conrow L, Röcke C, Chaix B, Weibel R, Perchoux C. Advances and challenges in sensor-based research in mobility, health, and place. Health Place 2023; 79:102972. [PMID: 36740543 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Eun-Kyeong Kim
- Department of Urban Development and Mobility, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Research Priority Program (URPP) Dynamics of Healthy Aging, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Geography, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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- University Research Priority Program (URPP) Dynamics of Healthy Aging, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Center for Gerontology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Nemesis research team, Paris, France
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- Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Research Priority Program (URPP) Dynamics of Healthy Aging, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Urban Development and Mobility, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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Sonea A, Westerholt R. Geographic and Temporal Access to Basic Banking Services Offered through Post Offices in Wales. APPLIED SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND POLICY 2021; 14:879-905. [PMID: 34394767 PMCID: PMC8352754 DOI: 10.1007/s12061-021-09386-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Access to 'universal banking services' through the post office network has been a goal of the UK governments over the last twenty years. Various policies and mechanisms have been put in place in an attempt to maintain national geographical coverage with access points while increasing the financial viability of the network. One such mechanism is represented by the six official criteria for access to post offices, expressed as a percentage of the UK population living within one mile, three miles, and six miles of a post office. The method for calculating compliance with these access criteria is not published. Nor will any granular results be published, but only an annual statement that the criteria are being met. This article examines geographical and temporal access to post offices in order to understand the territorial coverage of the network and the impact this has on the provision of basic banking services. The area under investigation is Wales, for which we are reviewing the Government's official access criteria. Through the Post Office Ltd website, we are collecting up-to-date information on the locations and opening hours of post offices in Wales. In addition, a detailed population grid is combined with calculated areas of equidistant geographical access, called isochrones, to determine the number of people who have access to the post office network. The isochrones are based on the Welsh road network and are calculated for different travel modes and thresholds using a powerful routing engine. Our results show that the official access criteria are largely unmet in Wales. In addition, and in contrast to previous studies, we show a rural-urban divide not in terms of spatial access, but in the combination of spatial and temporal access. The results are of both practical and theoretical value and will hopefully inform policy makers.
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- Andra Sonea
- Warwick Institute for the Science of Cities, University of Warwick, Mathematical Sciences Building, Coventry, CV4 7AL UK
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- School of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund University, August-Schmidt-Straße 10, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Felker-Kantor E, Polanco C, Perez M, Donastorg Y, Andrinopoulos K, Kendall C, Kerrigan D, Theall K. Daily activity spaces and drug use among female sex workers living with HIV in the Dominican Republic. Health Place 2021; 68:102527. [PMID: 33588303 PMCID: PMC10768855 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to explore the daily activity spaces of female sex workers living with HIV in the Dominican Republic and assess the relationship between activity path and location-based risk exposure measures and daily drug use. The study employed a micro-longitudinal observational study design using an innovative 7-day travel diary to capture daily activity routes and a 7-day mobile health (mHealth) daily diary to collect daily substance use behaviors among 51 female sex workers. To estimate between-subject variability, a series of crude and adjusted modified log-Poisson repeated measures regression models with generalized estimating equations, clustering by individual with a compound symmetry working correlation structure were fit to estimate the relative risks and 95% confidence intervals. Controlling for individual level factors, findings showed that female sex workers exposed to a higher number of risk outlets (e.g., liquor stores, bars, hotels, nightclubs, brothels, etc.) within 200 and 100-meters of sex work locations were at an increased risk of daily drug use (RRadj: 1.03, 95%CI: 1.01, 1.05, RRadj: 1.05, 95%CI: 1.01, 1.09). No association was detected between activity path exposure and daily drug use. These findings illustrate the importance of moving beyond static residential neighborhood boundaries for measuring risk exposures and highlight the significant role that daily work environments have on drug harms among a highly stigmatized and vulnerable population.
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- La Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Instituto Dermatológico Dominicano y Cirugía de Piel, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Instituto Dermatológico Dominicano y Cirugía de Piel, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- George Washington University, Departments of Prevention and Community Health, Washington, DC, USA
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- Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Decoding the Street-Based Spatiality of Urban Gyms: Implications for Healthy City Planning. LAND 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/land10020175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Many cities face health issues that result from ineffective urban planning strategies. The chances of doing exercises in sportive venues implicate public health and citizen quality of life. With the advent of the geo-big data era, it is crucial to explore the spatial pattern of sports facilities to reflect urban health issues. This study aims to decode the street-based spatiality of gyms (one prevailing type of sportive venues) from a comprehensive perspective by both geometric methods (i.e., segment streets) and topological analytics in the context of complexity science (i.e., complex network derived from the topology of natural streets). We found that: (1) gyms are spatially clustered and distributed unevenly; (2) community-to-gym walkability fits the power-law with a heavy-tailed distribution at the 10-min and 20-min temporal scales; (3) the model for the street connectivity and the multi-distance reachability of gyms is with high polynomial fitting goodness. This article is conducive to strategies-making of healthy city planning and the further optimization of urban spatial structure.
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Fernandes A, Van Lenthe FJ, Vallée J, Sueur C, Chaix B. Linking physical and social environments with mental health in old age: a multisensor approach for continuous real-life ecological and emotional assessment. J Epidemiol Community Health 2020; 75:477-483. [PMID: 33148684 PMCID: PMC8053354 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-214274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Background Urban stress is mentioned as a plausible mechanism leading to chronic stress, which is a risk factor of depression. Yet, an accurate assessment of urban stressors in environmental epidemiology requires new methods. This article discusses methods for the sensor-based continuous assesment of geographic environments, stress and depressive symptoms in older age. We report protocols of the promoting mental well-being and healthy ageing in cities (MINDMAP) and Healthy Aging and Networks in Cities (HANC) studies nested in the RECORD Cohort as a background for a broad discussion about the theoretical foundation and monitoring tools of mobile sensing research in older age. Specifically, these studies allow one to compare how older people with and without depression perceive, navigate and use their environment; and how the built environments, networks of social contacts, and spatial mobility patterns influence the mental health of older people. Methods Our research protocol combines (1) Global Positioning System (GPS) and accelerometer tracking and a GPS-based mobility survey to assess participants’ mobility patterns, activity patterns and environmental exposures; (2) proximity detection to assess whether household members are close to each other; (3) ecological momentary assessment to track momentary mood and stress and environmental perceptions; and (4) electrodermal activity for the tentative prediction of stress. Data will be compared within individuals (at different times) and between persons with and without depressive symptoms. Conclusion The development of mobile sensing and survey technologies opens an avenue to improve understanding of the role of momentary stressors and resourcing features of residential and non-residential environments for older populations’ mental health. However, validation, privacy and ethical aspects are important issues to consider.
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- Amanda Fernandes
- INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Nemesis Research Team, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- UMR Géographie-cités, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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- CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Nemesis Research Team, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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Li Y, Yatsuya H, Hanibuchi T, Ota A, Naito H, Otsuka R, Murata C, Hirakawa Y, Chiang C, Uemura M, Tamakoshi K, Aoyama A. Positive Association of Physical Activity with Both Objective and Perceived Measures of the Neighborhood Environment among Older Adults: The Aichi Workers' Cohort Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17217971. [PMID: 33138333 PMCID: PMC7663542 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17217971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We examined the association between objective and perceived neighborhood characteristics and self-reported leisure-time physical activity (PA) in older Japanese residents living in areas ranging from metropolitan to rural in 2016. Objective measures used were walkability and the numbers of parks/green spaces and sports facilities within 500 or 1000 m of subjects’ homes, calculated using geographic information systems. Subjective measures were the subjects’ perceptions of their neighborhoods, assessed using a structured questionnaire. All variables were divided into three groups, and the lowest tertile was used as the reference. We assessed the location and frequency of strolling or brisk walking, moderate-intensity PA, and vigorous-intensity PA (sports) using a self-reported questionnaire and defined as performing a certain type of PA 3–4 times/week as a habit. Living in a neighborhood in the highest tertile for walkability and number of parks/green spaces as well as perception of having good access to recreational facilities, observing others exercising and the presence of walkable sidewalks was associated with walking and sports habits (multivariable odds ratios (ORs): 1.33–2.46, all p < 0.05). Interestingly, objective measures of PA-friendly environmental features were inversely associated with moderate-intensity PA habits, potentially because moderate-intensity PA consisted predominantly of gardening. In conclusion, living in an environment supportive of PA, whether objectively or subjectively measured, is related to leisure-time PA habits among older Japanese adults.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuanying Li
- Department of Public Health, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi 470-1192, Japan; (H.Y.); (A.O.); (H.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-562-93-2476
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- Department of Public Health, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi 470-1192, Japan; (H.Y.); (A.O.); (H.N.)
- Department of Public Health and Health Systems, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi 466-8550, Japan; (Y.H.); (C.C.); (M.U.); (A.A.)
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Japan;
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- Department of Public Health, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi 470-1192, Japan; (H.Y.); (A.O.); (H.N.)
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- Department of Public Health, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi 470-1192, Japan; (H.Y.); (A.O.); (H.N.)
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- Section of NILS-LSA, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi 474-8511, Japan;
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- Department of Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi 474-8511, Japan;
- Department of Nutrition, Tokai Gakuen University, Aichi 468-8514, Japan
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- Department of Public Health and Health Systems, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi 466-8550, Japan; (Y.H.); (C.C.); (M.U.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Public Health and Health Systems, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi 466-8550, Japan; (Y.H.); (C.C.); (M.U.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Public Health and Health Systems, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi 466-8550, Japan; (Y.H.); (C.C.); (M.U.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Nursing, Nagoya University School of Health Science, Aichi 461-8673, Japan;
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- Department of Public Health and Health Systems, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi 466-8550, Japan; (Y.H.); (C.C.); (M.U.); (A.A.)
- Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences, Aichi 481-8503, Japan
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Adults' leisure-time physical activity and the neighborhood built environment: a contextual perspective. Int J Health Geogr 2020; 19:35. [PMID: 32917218 PMCID: PMC7488407 DOI: 10.1186/s12942-020-00227-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Context-free outcome measures, such as overall leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), are habitually applied to study the neighborhood built environment correlates of physical activity. This cross sectional study identifies and empirically tests potential methodological limitations related to the use of context-free measures and discusses how these may help in the interpretation of inconsistent associations between participation in moderate-to-vigorous LTPA and objectively measured neighborhood-level built environment attributes. METHODS We employ a public participation geographic information system (PPGIS), an advanced participatory mapping method, to study the spatial distribution of moderate-to-vigorous LTPA among adult urban Finnish residents (n 1322). Secondary sources of GIS land-use and sport facility data were used to disaggregate respondent-mapped LTPA by the behavioral context, such as indoor and outdoor sport facilities, green spaces, and other public open spaces. Associations between the use of the identified LTPA settings and a range of objectively measured neighborhood built environment attributes were studied with multilevel logistic regression models. RESULTS Disaggregated by behavioral context, we observed varied and partly opposite built environment correlates for LTPA. The use of indoor and outdoor sport facilities showed no significant associations with their neighborhood availability, but were significantly associated with personal-level attributes. By contrast, participation in LTPA in green and built public open space shared significant associations with access to and availability of neighborhood green space that persisted after controlling for personal-level covariates. Moreover, neighborhood distances up to 1600 m poorly captured participation in moderate-to-vigorous LTPA, as, on average, 40% of visits were located further from home. However, we found the immediate home environment to be an important LTPA setting for the least active participants. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that LTPA can be a highly heterogeneous measure regarding both the spatial distribution and the environmental correlates of behavioral contexts. The results show that context-free LTPA outcome measures yield inconsistent associations with built environment exposure variables, challenging the applicability of such measures in designing neighborhood-level built environment interventions.
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An Exploration of Spatial and Social Inequalities of Urban Sports Facilities in Nanning City, China. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12114353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Health and well-being have become important dimensions of urban sustainability, particularly in countries with rapid urbanization and aging populations. As such, providing opportunities for physical activity and exercise has become a priority in the planning and governance of Healthy City in these countries. Relatively little research has investigated the provision of sports facilities in developing countries. This paper seeks to address this gap by exploring the spatial and social inequality of sports facilities at the urban scale using Nanning City in South China as a case study. Spatial aggregate analyses, including an allocation index, accessibility, diversity, and geographically weighted regression, were applied to mixed data sets from primary and secondary sources from 2018. The results confirmed a strong inequality of sports facilities provision across the study area and between age groups. This study suggests that the reduction of inequality and the improvement of equity and social justice should consider the spatial and social matches between demand and supply, through increasing sports facilities investment intensity and road network density.
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Bueno BL, Mazzei LC, Scaglia AJ, Almeida TCD. Geographic Information System as an aid instrument for public policies and management of sports facilities and programs. MOTRIZ: REVISTA DE EDUCACAO FISICA 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/s1980-6574202000020016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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