Greenspace access, use, physical activity and obesity: Understanding the effects of area deprivation

Jones, Andy, Hillsdon, Melvyn and Coombes, Emma (2009) Greenspace access, use, physical activity and obesity: Understanding the effects of area deprivation. Preventive Medicine, 49 (6). pp. 500-505. ISSN 0091-7435

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Abstract

Objectives: To understand the patterning of greenspace provision and use by area deprivation, and determine how deprivation moderates relationships with physical activity. Methods: The responses obtained from 6821 respondents to the 2005 'The Quality of Life in your Neighbourhood Survey' undertaken in Bristol, England, were combined with objective measures of access to greenspaces. Area deprivation was determined using the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Descriptive analyses examined how mean distance, perceived greenspace access and safety, visit frequency, and physical activity varied by deprivation quartile. Logistic regression models examined how relationships were moderated by deprivation. Results: Respondents in more deprived areas lived closer to greenspaces, but reported poorer perceived accessibility, poorer safety, and less frequent use. Frequency of use declined with distance but only in the most affluent areas. Relationships between physical activity and perceived accessibility, safety, and visit frequency were moderated by deprivation. Conclusions: The accessibility of greenspaces was better in more deprived areas but those residents had more negative perceptions and were less likely to use the greenspaces. Interventions may be most effective if they target the perceptions and needs of residents of deprived neighbourhoods.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Business and Local Government Data Research Centre (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health
Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	23 Feb 2011 10:07
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2023 16:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/24296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.10.012

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