Wolfe Mary K, McDonald Noreen C, Ussery Emily N, George Stephanie M, Watson Kathleen B
Center for Health Equity Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Department of City & Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
J Healthy Eat Act Living. 2023 Sep 23;1(3):127-141. doi: 10.51250/jheal.v1i3.24.
Active travel to school is one way youths can incorporate physical activity into their daily schedule. It is unclear the extent to which active travel to school is systematically monitored at local, state, or national levels. To determine the scope of active travel to school surveillance in the US and Canada and catalog the types of measures captured, we conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature documenting active travel to school surveillance published from 2004 to February 2018. A study was included if it addressed children's school travel mode across two or more time periods in the US or Canada. Criteria were applied to determine whether a data source was considered an active travel to school surveillance system. We identified 15 unique data sources; 4 of these met our surveillance system criteria. One system is conducted in the US, is nationally representative, and occurs every 5-8 years. Three are conducted in Canada, are limited geographically to regions and provinces, and are administered with greater frequency (e.g., 2-year cycles). School travel mode was the primary measure assessed, most commonly through parent report. None of the systems collected data on school policies or program supports related to active travel to school. We concluded that incorporating questions related to active travel to school behaviors into existing surveillance systems, as well as maintaining them over time, would enable more consistent monitoring. Concurrently capturing behavioral information along with related environmental, policy, and program supports may inform efforts to promote active travel to school.
步行或骑行上学是青少年将体育活动融入日常日程的一种方式。目前尚不清楚在地方、州或国家层面，对步行或骑行上学进行系统监测的程度如何。为了确定美国和加拿大步行或骑行上学监测的范围，并梳理所采用的各类监测措施，我们对2004年至2018年2月发表的关于步行或骑行上学监测的同行评议文献进行了系统综述。若一项研究涉及美国或加拿大两个或更多时间段内儿童的上学出行方式，则将其纳入研究。我们应用了相关标准来确定一个数据源是否被视为步行或骑行上学监测系统。我们识别出了15个独特的数据源；其中4个符合我们的监测系统标准。一个系统在美国开展，具有全国代表性，每5至8年进行一次。另外三个在加拿大开展，地理范围限于某些地区和省份，实施频率更高（例如每两年一个周期）。上学出行方式是评估的主要指标，最常见的是通过家长报告获取数据。没有一个系统收集与步行或骑行上学相关的学校政策或项目支持方面的数据。我们得出结论，将与步行或骑行上学行为相关的问题纳入现有监测系统，并长期持续进行监测，将有助于实现更一致的监测。同时收集行为信息以及相关的环境、政策和项目支持信息，可能会为促进步行或骑行上学的工作提供参考。
