Md Moniruzzaman, Antonio Páez et Catherine Morency
Article de revue (2014)
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Abstract
Background: Walking for transport is increasingly considered an important component for meeting physical activity guidelines. This is true for individuals of all ages, and particularly important for seniors, for whom other physical activities may not be recommended. In order to evaluate the potential contributions of walking to physical activity, in this paper the concept of Compliance Potential Mapping is introduced. The concept is illustrated using seniors as a case study.Methods: Based on estimates of walking trip distance and frequency, estimates of expected total daily walking distance are obtained. These estimates are converted to weekly walking minutes, which are in turn compared to recommended physical activity guidelines for seniors. Once estimates of travel behavior are available, the approach is straightforward and based on relatively simple map algebra operations.Results: Compliance Potential Mapping as a tool to assess the potential contributions of walking towards physical activity is demonstrated using data from Montreal's 2008 travel survey. The results indicate that the central parts of Montreal Island display higher potential for compliance with physical activity guidelines, but with variations according to age, income, occupation, possession of driver's license and vehicle, and neighborhood and accessibility parameters.Conclusions: Compliance Potential Maps offer valuable information for public health and transportation planning and policy analysis.
Mots clés
Aged; Algorithms; Female; Geographic Mapping; Guideline Adherence; Health Behavior; Humans; Male; Models, Theoretical; Ontario; Probability; Public Health; Urban Population; Walking
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1000 Génie civil > 1003 Génie du transport 6400 Recherche en sciences de la vie liées à la santé publique et aux maladies humaines > 6400 Recherche en sciences de la vie liées à la santé publique et aux maladies humaines |
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Département: | Département des génies civil, géologique et des mines |
Organismes subventionnaires: | Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) |
URL de PolyPublie: | https://publications.polymtl.ca/3451/ |
Titre de la revue: | BMC Public Health (vol. 14, no 1) |
Maison d'édition: | BioMed Central |
DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-511 |
URL officielle: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-511 |
Date du dépôt: | 29 janv. 2019 14:48 |
Dernière modification: | 08 avr. 2024 18:10 |
Citer en APA 7: | Moniruzzaman, M., Páez, A., & Morency, C. (2014). Compliance potential mapping: a tool to assess potential contributions of walking towards physical activity guidelines. BMC Public Health, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-511 |
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