A Scoping Review of Observational Studies Examining Relationships between Environmental Behaviors and Health Behaviors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Search
2.2. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
2.3. Screening Data Extraction
2.4. Synthesis
3. Results
3.1. Summary of the Characteristics of the Studies
3.2. Active Travel
3.2.1. Active Travel and Physical Activity
3.2.2. Active Travel and Sedentary Behaviors
3.2.3. Active Travel and Other Health Behaviors
Smoking
Domain | Active Travel & Physical Activity | Active Travel & Sedentary Behaviors | Active Travel & Other Behaviors | Public Transport Use & Physical Activity | Public Transport Use & Sedentary Behaviors | Public Transport & Other Behaviors | Car Use (Only) & Physical Activity | Car Use (Only) & Other Behaviors | Recycling & Other Sedentary Behavior | Organic Food Use & Other Behaviors | Locally Sourced Food & Health Behaviors | Plate Waste & Health Behaviors |
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Primary Studies | 92 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Published before 2010 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 8 | − | − | 1 | − | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Published 2010 onwards | 52 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | − | 6 | 4 | − |
Children only | 64 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | − | 1 | − | − | − | 1 | 2 |
Adults/ mixed a | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | − | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | − |
USA | 19 | 5 | 1 | 10 | − | 1 | − | − | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Canada | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | − | − | 2 | − | − | − | − | − |
Australasia | 17 | − | 1 | 3 | − | − | 2 | − | − | − | 1 | − |
UK | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Scandinavia b | 10 | 1 | 1 | − | − | − | − | 1 | − | 5 | − | − |
Other European | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | − | − | − | − | − | 1 | − | − |
Other OECD | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | 1 |
Behaviour(s) measured objectively c | 45 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | − | − | − | − | − | − | 2 |
Longitudinal analyses | 6 | 1 | − | 1 | − | − | − | − | − | − | 1 | 2 |
Reference numbers | [26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117] | [32,33,52,54,67,70,74,79,88,92,96,102,112,115,118,119,120,121,122] | [33,56,57,60,71,72,74,96,122,123] | [46,73,84,92,95,124,125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136] | [92] | [137] | [138,139,140] | [141] | [120] | [142,143,144,145,146,147,148,149] | [145,150,151,152,153] | [155,156] |
Systematic reviews | 4 [8,9,10,11] | 1 [10] | 1 [12] | 1 [154] |
Alcohol Use and Diet
3.3. Public Transport Use
3.3.1. Public Transport Use and Physical Activity
3.3.2. Public Transport Use and Sedentary Behavior
3.3.3. Public Transport Use and Other Health Behaviors (Diet)
3.4. Car Use
3.4.1. Car Use and Physical Activity
3.4.2. Car Use and Other Health Behaviors (Smoking)
3.5. Other Environmental Behaviors
3.5.1. Recycling and Sedentary Behavior
3.5.2. Organic Food Use and Other Health or Environmental Behaviors
3.5.3. Locally Sourced Food and Health Behaviors
3.5.4. Plate Waste and Health Behaviors
4. Discussion
4.1. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Review
4.2. Key Findings
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Files
Supplementary File 1Acknowledgements
Author Contributions
Conflict of Interest
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Hutchinson, J.; Prady, S.L.; Smith, M.A.; White, P.C.L.; Graham, H.M. A Scoping Review of Observational Studies Examining Relationships between Environmental Behaviors and Health Behaviors. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 4833-4858. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120504833
Hutchinson J, Prady SL, Smith MA, White PCL, Graham HM. A Scoping Review of Observational Studies Examining Relationships between Environmental Behaviors and Health Behaviors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(5):4833-4858. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120504833
Chicago/Turabian StyleHutchinson, Jayne, Stephanie L. Prady, Michaela A. Smith, Piran C. L. White, and Hilary M. Graham. 2015. "A Scoping Review of Observational Studies Examining Relationships between Environmental Behaviors and Health Behaviors" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 5: 4833-4858. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120504833