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Title:
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Increasing stair climbing in a train station: effects of contextual variables and visibility
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Author:
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Puig Ribera, Anna; Eves, Frank F.; Nicoll, Gayle; Griffin, Carl; Olander, Ellinor K.
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Vic. Facultat d'Educació; Universitat de Vic. Grup de Recerca en Esport i Activitat Física |
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Notes:
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Accumulation of physical activity during daily living is a current public health target that is
influenced by the layout of the built environment. This study reports how the layout of the
environment may influence responsiveness to an intervention. Pedestrian choices (n = 41 717)
between stairs and the adjacent escalators were monitored for seven weeks in a train station
(Birmingham, UK). After a 3.5 week baseline period, a stair riser banner intervention to increase
stair climbing was installed on two staircases adjacent to escalators and monitoring continued for
a further 3.5 weeks. Logistic regression analyses revealed that the visibility of the intervention,
defined as the area of visibility in the horizontal plane opposite to the direction of travel (termed
the isovist) had a major effect on success of the intervention. Only the largest isovist produced
an increase in stair climbing (isovist=77.6 m2, OR = 1.10, CIs 1.02-1.19; isovist=40.7 m2, OR =
0.98, CIs 0.91-1.06; isovist=53.2 m2, OR = 1.00, CIs 0.95-1.06). Additionally, stair climbing was
more common during the morning rush hour (OR = 1.56, CIs 1.80-2.59) and at higher levels of
pedestrian traffic volume (OR = 1.92, CIs 1.68-2.21). The layout of the intervention site can
influence responsiveness to point-of-choice interventions. Changes to the design of train stations
may maximize the choice of the stairs at the expense of the escalator by pedestrians leaving the
station. |
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Subject(s):
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-Exercici -- Mesurament
-Qualitat de vida |
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Rights:
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(c) 2008 Elsevier. Published article is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.10.002
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Document type:
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Article
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Published by:
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Elsevier
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