Acceptability and perceived feasibility of strategies to increase public transport use for physical activity gain - A mixed methods study.
environment and public health
exercise
health
public policy
transportation facilities
walking
Journal
Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals
ISSN: 1036-1073
Titre abrégé: Health Promot J Austr
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9710936
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
13
12
2018
revised:
10
07
2019
accepted:
21
08
2019
pubmed:
5
9
2019
medline:
19
8
2021
entrez:
5
9
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Public transport (PT) users typically accumulate more physical activity (PA) than motor vehicle users. This mixed methods study aimed to determine acceptability and perceived effectiveness of strategies to increase bus use for PA gain in a regional Australian setting. In a 2017 online survey, Tasmanian adults (n = 1091) rated the likelihood of increasing their bus use according to ten hypothetical strategies (fare-, incentives-, information- or infrastructure-based). Three focus groups and five interviews (n = 31) included infrequent bus users from the survey to determine reasons for strategy preferences and potential impact on PA. The top three strategies in the survey, with supporting rationale from qualitative data, were: provision of real-time bus information ("…because I can better plan…"); bus-only lanes ("…it just speeds the whole thing up…") and employee incentives/rewards for example bus fare credits ("…it really comes down to money…"). Full-time students favoured cost-saving strategies most and residents in outer suburbs favoured infrastructure-based strategies most. Qualitative data indicated that potential for enhanced certainty, efficiency or cost-savings drove strategy preferences and some strategies may lead to PA gain (eg through the location of Park and Ride facilities). Real-time information, bus-only lanes and employee incentives/rewards appear most promising for increasing bus use in this population, but tailoring strategies may be required. Discrete PT enhancement strategies may result in PA gain. SO WHAT?: Increasing PA through transport behaviour has been underexplored. The potential for PA gain through greater PT use and discrete PT use enhancement strategies is an important public health consideration.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
504-517Subventions
Organisme : Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Organisme : National Heart Foundation of Australia
ID : 100444
Informations de copyright
© 2019 Australian Health Promotion Association.
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