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Research note: residential distance and recreational visits to coastal and inland blue spaces in eighteen countries

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Resumo:Varied categorisations of residential distance to bluespace in population health studies make comparisons difficult. Using survey data from eighteen countries, we modelled relationships between residential distance to blue spaces (coasts, lakes, and rivers), and self-reported recreational visits to these environments at least weekly, with penalised regression splines. We observed exponential declines in visit probability with increasing distance to all three environments and demonstrated the utility of derived categorisations. These categories may be broadly applicable in future research where the assumed underlying mechanism between residential distance to a blue space and a health outcome is direct recreational contact.
Autores principais:Elliott, L. R.
Outros Autores:White, M. P.; Grellier, J.; Garrett, J. K.; Cirach, M.; Wheeler, B. W.; Bratman, G. N.; Van Den Bosch, M. A.; Ojala, A.; Roiko, A.; Lima, M. L.; O'Connor, A.; Gascon, M.; Nieuwenhuijsen, M.; Fleming, L. E.
Assunto:Proximity Water Coast Lake River Spline
Ano:2020
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:ISCTE
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório ISCTE
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Resumo:Varied categorisations of residential distance to bluespace in population health studies make comparisons difficult. Using survey data from eighteen countries, we modelled relationships between residential distance to blue spaces (coasts, lakes, and rivers), and self-reported recreational visits to these environments at least weekly, with penalised regression splines. We observed exponential declines in visit probability with increasing distance to all three environments and demonstrated the utility of derived categorisations. These categories may be broadly applicable in future research where the assumed underlying mechanism between residential distance to a blue space and a health outcome is direct recreational contact.