Measuring the Built Environment in Studies of Child Health-A Meta-Narrative Review of Associations.

ABSTRACT: Although the built environment (BE) is important for children's health, there is little consensus about which features are most important due to differences in measurement and outcomes across disciplines. This meta-narrative review was undertaken by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers to summarise ways in which the BE is measured, and how this links to children's health. A structured search of four databases across the relevant disciplines retrieved 108 relevant references. The most commonly addressed health-related outcomes were active travel, physical activity and play, and obesity. Many studies used objective (GIS and street audits) or standardised subjective (perceived) measurements of the BE. However, there was a wide variety, and sometimes inconsistency, in their definition and

SUBMITTER: Ortegon-Sanchez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8535212 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature