@misc{10481/48512,
year = {2017},
month = {11},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/48512},
abstract = {Active commuting could contribute to increasing physical activity. The objective of this study was to characterise patterns of active commuting to and from schools in children and adolescents in Chile. A total of 453 Chilean children and adolescents aged between 10 and 18 years were included in this study. Data regarding modes of commuting and commuting distance was collected using a validated questionnaire. Commuting mode was classified as active commuting (walking and/or cycling) or non-active commuting (car, motorcycle and/or bus). Commuting distance expressed in kilometres was categorised into six subgroups (0 to 0.5, 0.6 to 1, 1.1 to 2, 2.1 to 3, 3.1 to 5 and >5 km). Car commuting was the main mode for children (to school 64.9%; from school 51.2%) and adolescents (to school 50.2%; from school 24.7%). Whereas public bus commuting was the main transport used by adolescents to return from school. Only 11.0% and 24.8% of children and adolescents, respectively, walk to school. The proportion of children and adolescents who engage in active commuting was lower in those covering longer distances compared to a short distance. Adolescents walked to and from school more frequently than children. These findings show that non-active commuting was the most common mode of transport and that journey distances may influence commuting modes in children and adolescents.},
organization = {To the teachers and students of the participating schools, the CONICYT PAI-MEC programme (MEC 80150030), the Academic Incentive Programs from the Research Department of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaiso-Chile and funding from the University of Granada 2016 (Unit of Excellence on Exercise and Health—UCEES).},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Active transport},
keywords = {Youth},
keywords = {Physical activity},
keywords = {Adolescent},
title = {Impact of Distance on Mode of Active Commuting in Chilean Children and Adolescents},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph14111334},
author = {Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Fernando and Cristi-Montero, Carlos and Celis-Morales, Carlos and Escobar-Gómez, Danica and Chillón Garzón, Palma},
}