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@article{1318490,
author = {Derflerová Brázdová, Zuzana and Klimusová, Helena and Hruška, Dalibor and Prokopová, Alice and Burjanek, Aleš and Schwanhaeuser Wulff, Kräuff Rainer},
article_location = {Prague},
article_number = {S},
keywords = {social determinants; walking environment; cycle lanes; playground aesthetics; pavements},
language = {eng},
issn = {1210-7778},
journal = {Central European Journal of Public Health},
title = {Assessment of environmental determinants of physical activity: a study of built environment indicators in Brno, Czech Republic},
volume = {23},
year = {2015}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1318490
AU - Derflerová Brázdová, Zuzana - Klimusová, Helena - Hruška, Dalibor - Prokopová, Alice - Burjanek, Aleš - Schwanhaeuser Wulff, Kräuff Rainer
PY - 2015
TI - Assessment of environmental determinants of physical activity: a study of built environment indicators in Brno, Czech Republic
JF - Central European Journal of Public Health
VL - 23
IS - S
SP - "S23"-"S29"
EP - "S23"-"S29"
PB - National Institute of Public Health
SN - 12107778
KW - social determinants
KW - walking environment
KW - cycle lanes
KW - playground aesthetics
KW - pavements
N2 - Background: Research on physical activity in relation to obesity gradually becomes more focused on environmental determinants, which can potentially influence people’s health choices. The present article addresses the topic of physical activity from a wider sociological perspective. Our pilot study was designed with the objective to test the applicability of a method included in the EC 6th Framework Programme EURO-PREVOB in the Czech context. The method examines specific determinants of the built environment that can have an impact on physical activity at the population level. In addition, the study aims to analyze possible differences in built environment indicators and their relation to the physical activity of people living in neighbourhoods with areas of varying socioeconomic status. Methods: The field study was carried out in the city of Brno, Czech Republic, in 5 neighbourhood quintiles, i.e. areas divided according to the socioeconomic status of local residents. In each quintile, we evaluated the quality of the built environment according to the quality, aesthetics and safety of segregated cycle facilities, playgrounds/playing areas, public open spaces, marked road crossings and pavements, as well as signs of incivilities and devastation. Results: Between the five quintiles, significant differences were found in the quality of parks and playgrounds/playing areas, pavements, marking of pedestrian crossings, and in general aesthetics, i.e. signs of incivilities and devastation of the built environment. No differences were found in the quality and use of cycle facilities. Conclusions: The method we used for the evaluation of the built environment proved highly applicable in Czech populated areas. Monitoring of built environment indicators in the Czech Republic should provide a basis for health maps, showing potential associations between the prevalence of high-incidence, non-infectious diseases and various social determinants of physical activity. This information might help in achieving an improvement in these determinants at a community level, promoting an increase in physical activity at the population level.
ER -
DERFLEROVÁ BRÁZDOVÁ, Zuzana, Helena KLIMUSOVÁ, Dalibor HRUŠKA, Alice PROKOPOVÁ, Aleš BURJANEK and Kräuff Rainer SCHWANHAEUSER WULFF. Assessment of environmental determinants of physical activity: a study of built environment indicators in Brno, Czech Republic. \textit{Central European Journal of Public Health}. Prague: National Institute of Public Health, 2015, vol.~23, S, p.~''S23''-''S29'', 7 pp. ISSN~1210-7778.
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