The perception of the neighborhood environment changes after participation in a pedometer based community intervention
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Die Wahrnehmung des Wohnumfeldes ändert sich nach Teilnahme an einer Pedometrie-basierten Intervention in der Gemeinde |
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Autor: | Wallmann, Birgit; Spittaels, Heleen; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Froböse, Ingo |
Erschienen in: | International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity |
Veröffentlicht: | 9 (2012), 33, 6 S., Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1479-5868 |
DOI: | 10.1186/1479-5868-9-33 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201408007474 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the perception of the neighbourhood environment alters when changing the physical activity behaviour through a pedometer intervention. Findings: The intervention was implemented for 15 weeks in a small village in Germany, and was based on the individual baseline activity level. Eighty-two inhabitants participated in the study and completed an environmental questionnaire before and after the intervention. Results showed that after the intervention the participants perceived a lower distance to local facilities, a higher availability of bike lanes and infrastructures, a better maintenance of infrastructure, a better network and a safer traffic situation. Conclusion: This suggests that a change in the levels of physical activity merges the levels of exposure to the environment which results in different environmental perceptions. Verf.-Referat