Abstract
abstract – The aim of this study was to update a systematic review on the relationship between the environment and physical activity among Brazilian children and adolescents. The search for articles for this review was performed in the MEDLINE, LILACS / BIREME, and SCIELO databases. For this update, only articles published in 2018 and 2019 were used. Descriptors were defined in English and Portuguese. The Boolean used for the advanced search was used, with 3 main blocks: environment, physical activity, and population. Additional filters were used in accordance with the structure of a database. In all, 5 articles were included in this systematic review, 4 with a population-based sample and 1 with a school-based sample. Among the selected studies, 4 were carried out in the southern region of Brazil (2 in Santa Catarina; 1 in Rio Grande do Sul; 1 in Paraná) and the other article was carried out with a national sample. The research period ranged between 2012 and 2017, with a sample size ranging from 38 volunteers to 102,072 participants. The environmental indicators found were road safety, the existence and use of spaces for the practice of physical activity, the characteristics of the school, and the possibility of practice in the school environment. It was concluded that environmental indicators can enhance the practice of physical activity among young Brazilians, requiring public policies that develop environmental projects to promote physical activity.
Highlights
Research into the potential factors associated with physical activity has continued to expand by the day, especially with the distressing decrease in physical activity and the increasing sedentary behavior among children and adolescents, significantly contributing to two serious public health problems: childhood obesity and sedentary lifestyle[1,2,3,4].Complying with the physical activity recommendations proposed by the World Health Organization and building a more active society is a major challenge for Brazilian families and public authorities
This study aims to update what is already known about the built environment and physical activity, with data from 2018 and 2019
The results of this systematic review show that there are several environmental indicators that can enhance the practice of physical activity among children and adolescents
Summary
Research into the potential factors associated with physical activity has continued to expand by the day, especially with the distressing decrease in physical activity and the increasing sedentary behavior among children and adolescents, significantly contributing to two serious public health problems: childhood obesity and sedentary lifestyle[1,2,3,4].Complying with the physical activity recommendations proposed by the World Health Organization and building a more active society is a major challenge for Brazilian families and public authorities. In addition to the individual factors that can impact the level of physical activity, serving as a barrier or facilitator of physical activity, active life is associated with different variables of environmental characteristics in which the child or adolescent is inserted[4] An example of this was the study carried out with Brazilian adolescents in the city of Pelotas (Rio Grande do Sul), where significant associations were found between facing the beach, street lighting, paved streets, and bicycle paths and patterns of physical activity[5]. These environmental characteristics can be classified into three categories: natural, built, or social. Sallis et al.[6] proposed a model to identify potential environmental and political influences based on four pillars: recreation, transport, occupation, and home
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