The Relationship Between Self-Rated Health and Use of Parks and Participation in Recreation Programs, United States, 1991 and 2015

We examined the relationship between self-rated health and use of parks and recreation program participation by using logistic regression to analyze data from representative national surveys conducted in 1991 and 2015. Neither park use nor program participation were significantly related to self-rat...

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Published in:Preventing chronic disease 2017-01, Vol.14, p.E02-E02, Article 160441
Main Authors: Pitas, Nicholas A D, Barrett, Austin G, Mowen, Andrew J, Graefe, Alan R, Godbey, Geoffrey C, Sciamanna, Christopher N
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Brief
Exercise
Female
Health Status
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Parks, Recreational
Public Health
Time Factors
United States
Young Adult
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Summary:We examined the relationship between self-rated health and use of parks and recreation program participation by using logistic regression to analyze data from representative national surveys conducted in 1991 and 2015. Neither park use nor program participation were significantly related to self-rated health in 1991; however, both were significantly related in 2015. The growing relationship between use of parks and recreation programs and self-rated health during this period is likely the result of broad national health promotion efforts and provides support for funding of capital and operational expenses for park and recreation services.
ISSN:1545-1151
1545-1151
DOI:10.5888/pcd14.160441