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More and safer mobility in adolescents: testing a conceptual framework to explain active and safe commuting in adolescents (FWOAL585)
The first purpose of this study is to promote safe short distance walking and cycling to different destinations in older adolescents as an alternative to the traffic risks related to motorized transport in this population. A second purpose is to learn safe cycle and motorized driving to avoid traffic accidents among adolescents.
Understanding the characteristics of adolescents who walk, cycle or drive a motorcycle or car for short distance travelling, the reasons for choosing these travel modes and the risk factors associated with traffic accidents are important first steps in developing effective interventions to increase active and safe travel in adolescents. First, a conceptual framework will be tested in a cross- sectional design to determine correlates of active versus motorized short distance travel and (un)safe driving behaviours in adolescents. Secondly, significant crosssectional correlates of transport mode choice and (un)safe driving will be used as a basis to develop a multifactorial school based intervention to promote active and safe commuting in adolescents. The evaluation of the effectiveness of this intervention (using a randomized controlled trial) will allow us to detect critical factors of changes in transport mode choice and (un)safe driving behaviour in adolescents and to test the conceptual framework prospectively
Understanding the characteristics of adolescents who walk, cycle or drive a motorcycle or car for short distance travelling, the reasons for choosing these travel modes and the risk factors associated with traffic accidents are important first steps in developing effective interventions to increase active and safe travel in adolescents. First, a conceptual framework will be tested in a cross- sectional design to determine correlates of active versus motorized short distance travel and (un)safe driving behaviours in adolescents. Secondly, significant crosssectional correlates of transport mode choice and (un)safe driving will be used as a basis to develop a multifactorial school based intervention to promote active and safe commuting in adolescents. The evaluation of the effectiveness of this intervention (using a randomized controlled trial) will allow us to detect critical factors of changes in transport mode choice and (un)safe driving behaviour in adolescents and to test the conceptual framework prospectively
Date:1 Jan 2011 → 31 Oct 2014
Keywords:Shoe Friction, Artificial Playing Surfaces, Podiatric Biomechanics, Sport Biomechanics, Threedimensional Cinematography, Movement Analysis, Impact Forces, Gait Analysis, Shoe Characteristics, Biomechanical Load
Disciplines:Information and computing sciences, Basic sciences, Health sciences