Impact of new rapid transit on physical activity: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: New rapid transit investments have been motivated by environmental, economic, and health benefits. Given transit's potential to increase active travel, recent research leverages transit changes for natural experiment studies to examine physical activity outcomes. We aimed to quantify the association size, critically examine existing literature, and make recommendations for future studies to advance research and policies on active travel, transportation, and physical activity. Studies of physical activity impacts following transit interventions were systematically reviewed using seven health and transport databases (May-July 2017). Two investigators extracted data on sample size, intervention, pre- and post-intervention physical activity, and relevant measurement information. Inconsistency

SUBMITTER: Hirsch JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5984234 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature