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{"title":"Exploring the association between openness scale of campus street spaces, street greenery, campus walkability and physical activity of college students","authors":"Zhenhua Zheng ,&nbsp;Ning Sun ,&nbsp;Hong Chen ,&nbsp;Ruochen Yin ,&nbsp;Zhen Wang ,&nbsp;Wanting Liu ,&nbsp;Yong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101897","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101897","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Research on the effects of campus street openness and greenery on college students' moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is relatively limited, as is research based on campus street view data.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This study utilized campus street view data to explore the relationship between objective campus environmental factors and college students' campus walkability and MVPA. The data were collected from surveys conducted at 34 universities in China involving 1173 college students.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>We found that both campus walkability and MVPA of college students will not be affected by campus greenery but they are significantly positively affected by campus sky view factor (SVF) which affects college students' MVPA through partial mediation effect of campus walkability.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>SVF is the most different environmental factor in Chinese university campuses, but it is the most important factor that affects the evaluation of campus walkability and promotes MVPA of college students. Therefore, the issues of visual enclosure and spatial suppression on campus streets should be given attention. The results suggest that designers should focus on enhancing the openness of campus street spaces in campus planning, landscape design, and healthy campus construction.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101897"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142096566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Good for the planet… and for you too? Comparing five travel and health-related outcomes among active, motorized, and public transport commuters","authors":"Sergio A. Useche ,&nbsp;Francisco J. Llamazares ,&nbsp;Cristina Marin","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101893","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101893","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Aligned with sustainable development goals, the promotion of active and public transport commuting has gained ground in the last decade. However, literature empirically addressing the individual outcomes of different commuting modes remains scarce.</p></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><p>The core aim of this research was to assess and compare a literature-based set of travel, health, and welfare-related outcomes among three different groups of urban daily commuters: private motorized, public transport, and active commuters.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This cross-sectional study used a nationwide sample of <em>n</em>= 2370 urban daily commuters from all 17 regions of Spain. Participants, aged between 18 and 70, with an average of <em>M</em>= 33 years, were drawn from all 17 regions of Spain, and responded to an electronic survey on commuting issues.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>As hypothesized, different groups of commuters had different psychosocial trip- and welfare-related outcomes. Indeed, most indicators, except for travel satisfaction, showed a favorable association with the sustainability value attributed to each commuting means. Particularly, active travelers had significantly lower commuting stress and Body Mass Index (BMI) values, and higher rates of life satisfaction and pro-environmental behavior in areas beyond transport, in stark contrast to private motorized users. Public transport users, although ‘in the middle’ in most aspects, report the highest commuter stress rates.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The results of this research endorse the assumption that the commuting mode matters, but the relationship between transport sustainability and user outcomes cannot be understood as ‘totally linear’. These insights can be valuable for initiatives aimed at promoting shifts towards more sustainable –and active– transportation patterns among commuters, who constitute an interest group in current mobility planning and decision-making.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101893"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140524001397/pdfft?md5=7bc77a4152a0b4c746f187cd2806daa5&pid=1-s2.0-S2214140524001397-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142096568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The prevalence of hearing loss among professional drivers in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Maryam Akbari ,&nbsp;Seyed Taghi Heydari ,&nbsp;Alireza Razzaghi ,&nbsp;Mohebat Vali ,&nbsp;Reza Tabrizi ,&nbsp;Kamran B. Lankarani","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101894","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101894","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Hearing loss (HL) is a significant issue for drivers_ especially among those who are exposed to high levels of noise in their workplace. The prevalence of hearing loss among drivers varies according to the specific studied population. This hearing loss happens because traffic noise is one of the initial sources of environmental pollution that can cause permanent or temporary hearing loss in drivers. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of hearing loss in drivers.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We conducted a comprehensive search by looking into electronic databases to identify all published articles that investigated the prevalence of hearing loss in Iranian drivers up to January 2024. After extracting the relevant data from two independent authors, we recorded them in standard sheet form in Excel. We used the Newcastle-Ottava Scale (NOS) to assess the quality of the included studies, and each study was judged on three domains. Statistical analyses were conducted using the Metaphor command in STATA version 16.0 (Stata Corp., College Station, TX, USA). The pooled proportion with a 95% confidence interval was computed using the exact binomial method with Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformation.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>221 studies were identified by searching among online databases. Finally, 15 eligible articles were selected for the current meta-analysis. Meta-analysis results showed that the prevalence of bilateral HL among professional drivers was estimated to be 30 % (95% CI: 23–37 %; I2 = 99.56%). The meta-analysis results from the included studies were pooled using the random effect model and the prevalence of right HL was estimated to be 19% (95% CI: 9–31%; I2 = 99.83%) and left HL to be 23% (95% CI: 12–36%; I2 = 99.82%) among Iranian's professional drivers.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In summary, the prevalence and severity of hearing loss among professional drivers is high in various studies. Regular screening of ear damage and noise prevention training is recommended to reduce the impact of noise-induced hearing loss on drivers' quality of life and careers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101894"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142087954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of flexible working on traffic congestion in extreme weather conditions: Empirical evidence from a natural experiment","authors":"Yufeng Jin,&nbsp;Jie Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101892","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101892","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, which can lead to increased congestion on roadways as drivers slow down and navigate hazardous conditions. Flexible working can be a potential solution because it reduces the need for employees to commute to work.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This study investigates the traffic congestion spatiotemporal patterns of flexible working in extreme weather events (i.e., heavy snow) by using the public health emergency as a natural experiment. We collect real-time traffic data from Harbin, China, and provide a framework to quantify the reduction of traffic congestion under extreme weather conditions. During the epidemic lockdown period, only crucial workers were allowed to go to work in the study area; everybody else was working from home. This is the maximum level of flexible working that a system can allow. Hence, our findings provide an upper limit for traffic congestion reduction in extreme weather events. We constructed three scenarios, i.e., baseline, snow, and snow with work-from-home (WFH). We use time series analysis and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis methods to study the spatiotemporal patterns of traffic congestion during morning peak hours (6:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.) at 10-min intervals.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The data analysis identified that significant traffic congestion reduction due to the WFH arrangement. For example, the longest travel duration is reduced from 120 min in the snow scenario to 50 min in the snow with WFH scenario.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This study reveals the geographical patterns of urban traffic congestion, providing support for guiding residents to optimize snowy travel methods in future interventions, policy changes, and research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101892"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142049312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Behavioral insights on individual and social adaptation to automated mobility using a serious game","authors":"Shelly Etzioni ,&nbsp;Mor Collins ,&nbsp;Eran Ben-Elia ,&nbsp;Yoram Shiftan","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101885","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101885","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Serious games generate a virtual environment where players are immersed in simulated conflicts, guided by distinct rules. They replicate intricate systems, like transportation, encouraging social engagement via reinforced learning. Unlike preference-based studies, these games offer enhanced real-time feedback on players' actions. Thus, they reveal how user experience and social interaction influence decision-making over time. We use a serious game to study the willingness of travelers to adopt automated mobility, specifically shared modes of transport, an important step toward alleviating congestion, enhancing the quality of urban living, and improving people's health and well-being.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>For each scenario, 100 participants were randomly divided into ten groups of ten interacting players. They chose independently out of three automated transportation modes - shared ride, shared car, and automated transit-over 50 simulated days how to commute to work. They aimed to maximize their overall score by arriving punctually, which was influenced by their mode and departure time and the choices of fellow players. Cross-nested logit kernel choice models were estimated based on the game data.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>In the recurring congestion scenario players learned to adopt the shared ride at the expense of transit; in the nonrecurring congestion scenario, random incidents increased the use of transit and shared car (ride alone).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Congested traffic motivated a shift to ridesharing at the expense of private rides and public transport; however, the latter was highly demanded when traffic became unsmooth and travel times more uncertain. The implications can be translated to health promoting polices to encourage sustainable travel behaviors while also improving transportation efficiency.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101885"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142049327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding transportation-related health determinants and their interrelationships in rural U.S.","authors":"Lisa L. Losada-Rojas ,&nbsp;Dimitra Pyrialakou ,&nbsp;Brigitte S. Waldorf ,&nbsp;Jorge A. Banda ,&nbsp;Konstantina Gkritza","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101887","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101887","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Transportation and health are undeniably related topics. Transportation choices impact our physical and mental health, affecting our activity levels and access to different opportunities. In recent years, research on the transportation and health domain has mainly focused on urban settings, while the rural population has been overlooked. Research is needed to explore the complex relationships across transportation-related health determinants in the rural context and support policies prioritizing health in these areas.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A conceptual framework is proposed based on an extensive literature review to identify the factors representing the transportation and health relationships in the rural U.S. Confirmatory factor analyses are employed to identify the variables representing each transportation-related health determinant. A structural equation model (SEM) is then estimated to quantify the relationships between these determinants in the rural U.S. For this endeavor, we collected individual data from an online survey and available secondary spatial data. A policy approach, the ABC PATH, is also proposed to support community health through transportation changes.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>We find strong and significant associations across all transportation-related health determinants, particularly with physical activity. Decreasing car usage and providing alternative transportation options can increase health and well-being. The proposed ABC PATH policy approach comprehensively promotes a healthy lifestyle and identifies potential interventions, with particular attention to vulnerable groups.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This paper presents a conceptual framework and quantifies the complex interrelationships between transportation and health in rural areas. The policy implications suggest that decision-makers must identify all-inclusive solutions and promote active lifestyles, considering the interlinked connections of the transportation-related determinants examined herein.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101887"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142041144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“Fun, faster than walking, and more convenient than a bike”: Skateboarding in a college town","authors":"Seth Rainey ,&nbsp;Logan Heffelman ,&nbsp;Suraiya Parvin ,&nbsp;Aimee L. Ward","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101888","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101888","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Vulnerable road users (those walking, or using bikes, scooters, or skateboards, for example) are common on college campuses and in college towns. As a mode of transportation, skateboards have not received much recognition, even as their popularity has increased. This study aimed to examine the perceptions and experiences of those who engage in skateboarding in and around a college town and its campus via qualitative interviews.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>An interview script was developed to investigate the experiences of those who used a skateboard for transportation. Queries included reasons for using a skateboard, local perceptions, existing barriers and enablers, and past experiences. Responses were gathered via both one-on-one interview and hardcopy interview and were transcribed and analyzed for common themes.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Forty-two interviews were conducted an analyzed. Participants shed light on several themes included reasons for using a skateboard for transportation; physical health and emotional well-being; feelings of accomplishment; and community connectedness (or exclusivity).</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>The results of this study offer a unique perspective, as those who used a skateboard exhibited a heightened sense of place, community connectiveness, and accessibility, coupled with physical activity and stress relief. However, they found the mixed messaging present in the transportation landscape to be alienating, effectively discouraging skateboarding as a transportation option by making those using skateboards feel unwelcome no matter where they ride.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Skateboarding is not as visually or publicly supported by infrastructure and culture as are cycling and walking, unintentionally hindering the benefits of skateboard use. All vulnerable road users need to be considered in transportation planning. Where completely separated travel lanes are not feasible, shared travel spaces, or the redesignation of existing bike lanes and sidewalks for multiple use, might help overcome many issues that are rooted in exclusion.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101888"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140524001348/pdfft?md5=4b1b1d6cd2c4c1f72bc3a02a3ba7ac84&pid=1-s2.0-S2214140524001348-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142012810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Travel mode choice tolerance (TMC tolerance): Exploring elementary school students' perceived ability to switch commuting modes","authors":"Zijun Wang,&nbsp;Lu Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101884","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101884","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>As an essential outdoor activity for children, the school commute has received repeated attention in the existing literature. Nevertheless, prior studies on the travel mode choice for school commutes have predominantly focused on the preferred commuting mode, overlooking the exploration of students' travel mode alternative behaviors. In this context, research is crucial to capture students' propensity and perceived ability to shift their travel mode from car to public and active transport.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>To address this gap, our study introduces a definition of ‘Travel Mode Choice tolerance’ (TMC tolerance) to explore alternative mode behaviors during school commutes for elementary school students. The latest data from the Beijing Student Commuting Survey are adopted to analyze student populations with varying TMC tolerance levels. The chi-squared test is also employed to examine the impact of different influencing factors on TMC tolerance.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Based on the empirical results derived from this definition, it is observed that students with a strong tolerance for modal shifts constitute more than half of the student population. Factors such as grade level, mode of escort, and distance were identified as significant influencers on children's TMC tolerances. Particularly noteworthy is that the percentage of students with a strong TMC tolerance significantly increases when the travel distance exceeds 2.25 km. Among students traveling alone, a higher proportion exhibits low tolerance than those with high tolerance. Additionally, the proportion of students with strong TMC tolerance increases with grade level (age).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Operationalizing TMC tolerance as preference and ability variation can capture the collective impact of complex factors shaping commuting decisions, both observed and unobserved. According to the findings, four policy suggestions are proposed, including optimizing school site selection, establishing school buses or children-concerned transit systems, enhancing healthy travel education, and planning active travel routes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101884"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141991302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"EmPATHs - A serious board game to raise awareness and empathy towards vulnerable-to-exclusion groups in mobility","authors":"Fernanda Navarro-Ávalos,&nbsp;Aaron Nichols,&nbsp;Ulrike Jehle,&nbsp;Benjamin Büttner,&nbsp;David Durán-Rodas","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101879","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101879","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Social inequalities are a day-to-day problem experienced by the most vulnerable populations. In mobility, a basic human need, these inequalities can translate into lower accessibility to basic needs and social exclusion. The mobility barriers and needs of vulnerable-to-exclusion (v2e) groups have been documented in the literature, however, issues on accessibility, empathy and awareness strategies and people's attitudes remain. Serious games —fun teaching tools— have been successfully applied in urban/transport planning and have also been used to increase empathy and prosocial behavior. Despite the application of serious games in multiple fields pertinent to this study, the pressing mobility and accessibility issues faced by vulnerable populations have not been addressed in any serious game to date. This study focuses on creating and evaluating a serious board game (EmPATHs) to raise awareness and empathy towards v2e groups among various stakeholders while being fun at the same time.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>In this case, the goal of the game is to reach as many destinations as possible by playing different v2e personas. The winner of the game is the player who has reached the most destinations at the end with different v2e personas. EmPATHs targets university students from mobility-related programs, the general public, practitioners and decision makers from related fields. The game was created following a four-step iterative design process involving four categories of participants' groups, namely, frequent board game players (gamers) and experts on accessibility, mobility justice, and serious games. The game's evaluation was based on the answers of 26 players and focused on characteristics of serious games and the main goal of the game. The evaluation methodology included close-ended questions to assign a score from 1 to 5 to the established criteria and open-ended questions to complement with the quantitative results.</p></div><div><h3>Results &amp; conclusions</h3><p>The participants considered EmPATHs to be a fun (4.4/5 score) and engaging (4.5/5 score) game, with a medium difficulty level (2.5/5 score) and which does not evoke frustrating feelings (2.0/5 score). The participants acknowledged learning more in-depth about barriers of v2e people (4.5/5 score) and recognized the game's capacity to raise awareness (4.5/5 score). They also felt more likely to empathize with v2e groups after the game (4.5/5 score). Future applications of the game can be expected to be in teaching contexts, public mobility-related events, and workshops with stakeholders from the planning and designing field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101879"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141985462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Questionnaire on the Use of Public Transportation and Well-Being (QUPTW): A national survey and validation in Paraguay","authors":"Julio Torales ,&nbsp;Iván Barrios ,&nbsp;Osvaldo Melgarejo ,&nbsp;Diego Amarilla ,&nbsp;Marcelo O'Higgins ,&nbsp;Rodrigo Navarro ,&nbsp;Israel González-Urbieta ,&nbsp;Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez ,&nbsp;João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia ,&nbsp;Antonio Ventriglio","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101883","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2024.101883","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The impact of public transportation on the human emotional well-being is certainly under-studied, especially in the developing countries. This study proposes and validates a questionnaire aimed to assess the emotional well-being in the context of public transportation use in Paraguay (as in any other Spanish country).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We conducted an observational cross-sectional study using an online survey to address the relationship between the transport systems and mental health. The newly developed Questionnaire on the Use of Public Transportation and Well-Being (QUPTW) was evaluated for content and construct validity, criterion validity, and reliability.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Findings from 918 respondents have shown that the QUPTW reports strong psychometric properties, including validity and reliability. Participants, primarily young, university-educated women residing in Greater Asunción, reported dissatisfaction with the public transportation services. Long commute times, discomfort, and poor hygiene and safety conditions are significant contributors leading to emotional distress. These findings underscore the potential impact of the inadequate public transportation systems on mental well-being, suggesting the need for policy interventions to enhance accessibility, comfort, and safety.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This study contributes to the understanding of the relationship between the public transportation use and the emotional well-being and provides a valuable tool for further research and policy development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101883"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141985477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}