Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, 162,1 Section, Ho-ping East Road,Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Health Place. 2010 May;16(3):470-6. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.004. Epub 2009 Dec 21.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of perceived neighborhood environment on physical activity among schoolchildren in urban and rural areas in Taiwan. Five hundred and twenty three children of grades five and six selected from ten primary schools in urban and rural areas participated in the study. A modified International Physical Activity questionnaire short form was used to estimate the children's physical activity level. A Chinese translation of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale assessed environmental attributes. Data analysis included descriptive statistics and analysis of variance and multiple regression models. No significant difference in walkability was found between the urban and rural areas. There was a difference in accessibility to places for physical activity between urban and rural areas, with urban children reporting greater accessibility. The urban children reported more physical activity after school, on holidays and weekends, and also in total amount of physical activity compared with the rural children. In conclusion, accessibility to facilities had a significant impact on the children's physical activity.
本研究旨在探讨感知邻里环境对台湾城乡学童身体活动的影响。从城乡十所小学中选取五、六年级的 523 名儿童参与研究。采用改良的国际体力活动问卷短式量表来估计儿童的身体活动水平。邻里环境步行性量表的中文翻译评估环境属性。数据分析包括描述性统计分析、方差分析和多元回归模型。城乡之间的步行性没有显著差异。城乡之间在进行身体活动的场所可达性方面存在差异，城市儿童报告的可达性更高。与农村儿童相比，城市儿童在放学后、假期和周末以及总身体活动量上的身体活动更多。总之，设施可达性对儿童的身体活动有显著影响。
