title: Playability: Built and Social Environment Features That Promote Physical Activity Within Children.
abstract: The role of neighbourhood built and social environments in shaping children's physical activity has received increasing interest over the past 10 years. We reviewed recent evidence published between 2011 and 2014. Most of the recent evidence continues to be cross-sectional. Few macro-level neighbourhood attributes were consistently associated with physical activity in the expected direction. The strongest evidence for associations between neighbourhood attributes and physical activity with was for the transportation environment, particularly in relation to proximity to school and transport-related physical activity. There was intermediate evidence that neighbourhood walking/cycling infrastructure and pedestrian safety structures are associated with transport-related PA. Recent evidence on associations between the neighbourhood built and social environment and children's PA is modest. Stronger study designs and greater attention to conceptual-matching and specificity of measures are critical to advance the evidence base.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Physical Activity & Nutrition Research, School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia. anna.timperio@deakin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Timperio
authors.affiliation: Centre for Physical Activity & Nutrition Research, School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia. jacqueline.reid@deakin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.affiliation: Centre for Physical Activity & Nutrition Research, School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia. jenny.veitch@deakin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veitch
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004779:Environment Design; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011634:Public Health; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Built environment; Children; Neighbourhood; Physical activity; Social environment; Transport