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A qualitative study of active travel amongst commuters and older adults living in market towns
BackgroundBeing physically active is associated with better health, but rates of physical inactivity are high amongst adults in England. Active...
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Exploring views of members of the public and policymakers on the acceptability of population level dietary and active-travel policies: a qualitative study
BackgroundThere is limited evidence on what shapes the acceptability of population level dietary and active-travel policies in England. This...
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COVID-19: how can travel medicine benefit from tourism’s focus on people during a pandemic?
In 2020, COVID-19 affected every aspect of life around the globe. The spread of SARS-CoV-2 through travel led to lockdowns, travel bans and border...
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Associations of parents’ and adolescents’ active travel behavior across various destinations – a sex/gender analysis
BackgroundActive travel behavior such as walking and cycling is associated with several health benefits. Especially the family environment seems to...
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School-based physical activity in relation to active travel – a cluster randomized controlled trial among adolescents enrolled in the school in motion study in Norway
BackgroundActive travel and school settings are considered ideal for promoting physical activity. However, previous research suggests limited effect...
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Travel time to cataract surgical services in Kenya, Malawi and Rwanda: demonstrating a standardised indicator of physical access to cataract surgery
BackgroundTravel time can be used to assess health services accessibility by reflecting the proximity of services to the people they serve. We aimed...
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Robots in travel clinics: building on tourism’s use of technology and robots for infection control during a pandemic
The arrival of COVID-19 impacted every aspect of life around the world. The virus, whose spread was facilitated overwhelmingly by people’s close...
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Influence of distance to health facilities on clinical breast cancer screening behaviour among women in five sub-Saharan African countries
BackgroundRegular breast screening is one of the most effective ways to detect early signs of breast cancer but travel distance to cancer-diagnostic...
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Feeling unwell of passenger travel by small vehicles and associated risk factors in the North Shewa Zone, Oromiya, Ethiopia
The current study investigated how and why sociocultural structures, situational conditions, and personal behavioural factors cause passengers to...
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Death as attraction: the role of travel medicine and psychological travel health care in ‘dark tourism’
Still an evolving field in travel medicine, psychological travel health has not yet been linked to tourist products that may affect travellers’...
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The impact of national and international travel on spatio-temporal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Belgium in 2021
BackgroundThe Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly spread over the world and caused tremendous impacts on global...
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Tobacco retailer density and smoking behaviour: how are exposure and outcome measures classified? A systematic review
IntroductionTo date only a limited number of reviews have focused on how exposure and outcome measures are defined in the existing literature on...
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Association of travel time with mental health service use in primary health care according to contact type — a register-based study in Kainuu, Finland
BackgroundThe study aim was to analyse how mental health services are used in different parts of the Kainuu region in Finland and whether travel time...
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COVID-19: self-reported reductions in physical activity and increases in sedentary behaviour during the first national lockdown in the United Kingdom
PurposeThe United Kingdom (UK) government imposed its first national lockdown in response to COVID-19 on the 23rd of March 2020. Physical activity...
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From motorised to active travel: using GPS data to explore potential physical activity gains among adolescents
BackgroundA high proportion of adolescents worldwide are not doing enough physical activity for health benefits. Replacing short motorised trips with...
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The relationship between benevolence and attitudes towards preventive behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
AimThe COVID–19 pandemic initially required sustainable behavioural changes to mitigate the spread of the infection. Thus, people were requested to...
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Managing Travel Fatigue and Jet Lag in Athletes: A Review and Consensus Statement
Athletes are increasingly required to travel domestically and internationally, often resulting in travel fatigue and jet lag. Despite considerable...
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of active travel, organised sport and physical education with accelerometer-assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in young people: the International Children’s Accelerometry Database
BackgroundPhysical activity (PA) declines during childhood. Important sources of PA are active travel, organised sport and physical education (PE),...
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Should international borders re-open? The impact of travel restrictions on COVID-19 importation risk
BackgroundNovel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread across the world at an unprecedented pace, reaching over 200 countries and territories in...
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Health-seeking behaviour during times of illness among urban poor women: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundUrban poor women face dual challenges regarding gender inequalities and urban poverty, which make them more likely to have health problems...