Mandic Sandra, Williams John, Moore Antoni, Hopkins Debbie, Flaherty Charlotte, Wilson Gordon, García Bengoechea Enrique, Spence John C
Active Living Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Department of Marketing, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
BMJ Open. 2016 May 24;6(5):e011196. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011196.
Active transport to school (ATS) is a convenient way to increase physical activity and undertake an environmentally sustainable travel practice. The Built Environment and Active Transport to School (BEATS) Study examines ATS in adolescents in Dunedin, New Zealand, using ecological models for active transport that account for individual, social, environmental and policy factors. The study objectives are to: (1) understand the reasons behind adolescents and their parents' choice of transport mode to school; (2) examine the interaction between the transport choices, built environment, physical activity and weight status in adolescents; and (3) identify policies that promote or hinder ATS in adolescents.
The study will use a mixed-method approach incorporating both quantitative (surveys, anthropometry, accelerometers, Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis, mapping) and qualitative methods (focus groups, interviews) to gather data from students, parents, teachers and school principals. The core data will include accelerometer-measured physical activity, anthropometry, GIS measures of the built environment and the use of maps indicating route to school (students)/work (parents) and perceived safe/unsafe areas along the route. To provide comprehensive data for understanding how to change the infrastructure to support ATS, the study will also examine complementary variables such as individual, family and social factors, including student and parental perceptions of walking and cycling to school, parental perceptions of different modes of transport to school, perceptions of the neighbourhood environment, route to school (students)/work (parents), perceptions of driving, use of information communication technology, reasons for choosing a particular school and student and parental physical activity habits, screen time and weight status. The study has achieved a 100% school recruitment rate (12 secondary schools).
The study has been approved by the University of Otago Ethics Committee. The results will be actively disseminated through reports and presentations to stakeholders, symposiums and scientific publications.
主动步行或骑行上学是增加身体活动量并践行环境可持续出行方式的便捷途径。“建筑环境与主动步行或骑行上学”（BEATS）研究采用主动出行的生态模型，该模型考虑了个体、社会、环境和政策因素，对新西兰达尼丁市青少年的主动步行或骑行上学情况进行研究。研究目标如下：（1）了解青少年及其父母选择上学交通方式的背后原因；（2）研究青少年的交通选择、建筑环境、身体活动和体重状况之间的相互作用；（3）确定促进或阻碍青少年主动步行或骑行上学的政策。
本研究将采用混合方法，包括定量方法（调查、人体测量、加速度计、地理信息系统（GIS）分析、绘图）和定性方法（焦点小组讨论、访谈），以收集来自学生、家长、教师和学校校长的数据。核心数据将包括加速度计测量的身体活动量、人体测量数据、建筑环境的GIS测量数据，以及标明上学路线（学生）/上班路线（家长）和沿途感知到的安全/不安全区域的地图使用情况。为了提供全面的数据以了解如何改变基础设施来支持主动步行或骑行上学，本研究还将考察补充变量，如个体、家庭和社会因素，包括学生和家长对步行或骑行上学的看法、家长对不同上学交通方式的看法、对邻里环境的看法、上学路线（学生）/上班路线（家长）、对驾车的看法、信息通信技术的使用情况、选择特定学校的原因以及学生和家长的身体活动习惯、屏幕使用时间和体重状况。本研究已实现100%的学校招募率（12所中学）。
本研究已获得奥塔哥大学伦理委员会的批准。研究结果将通过向利益相关者的报告和展示、研讨会以及科学出版物等方式积极传播。
