Healthy Community-Life Circle Planning Combining Objective Measurement and Subjective Evaluation: Theoretical and Empirical Research

Jiangjun Wan, Yutong Zhao, Kaili Zhang, Chunchi Ma, Haiying Sun, Ziming Wang, Hongyu Wu, Mingjie Li, Lingqing Zhang, Xiaohong Tang, Ying Cao, Li Tang and Jinxiu Yang
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Jiangjun Wan: School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China
Yutong Zhao: School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China
Kaili Zhang: School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China
Chunchi Ma: State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Haiying Sun: School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China
Ziming Wang: School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China
Hongyu Wu: School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China
Mingjie Li: School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China
Lingqing Zhang: School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China
Xiaohong Tang: School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China
Ying Cao: School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China
Li Tang: School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611830, China
Jinxiu Yang: School of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 610101, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-25

Abstract: Background: The world faces vast health challenges, and urban residents living in high-density areas have even greater demand for healthy lifestyles. Methods: Based on the data of points of interest, a field survey, and an interview, we explored the healthy community-life circle in the downtown area of Chengdu, China from two perspectives: objective measurement and subjective perception of residents. We evaluated the coverage rate and convenience in accessing eight types of health service facilities within a 15-min walk using linear and logistics regression models to explore the degree of resident satisfaction with facilities and influencing factors. Results: Results showed significant differences in coverage rates between different districts. The overall convenience in accessing health service facilities decreased gradually from the city center to the outskirts. The social environment, the layout of health service facilities, and residents’ travel habits were related to health service facility satisfaction. Results also showed significant differences in various facilities’ accessibility satisfaction between objective measurement and residents’ perception measurement. Compared with subjective measurement, the objective measurements of accessibility for sports venues (objectively measured average minus perceived average: −1.310), sports zones (−0.740), and specialized hospitals (−1.081) were lower; those for community hospitals (0.095), clinics (1.025), and pharmacies (0.765) were higher; and facility accessibility measured by subjective perception had a more significant impact on health facility satisfaction. Pharmacies (OR: 1.932) and community hospitals (OR: 1.751) had the largest impact among the eight types of facilities. Conclusion: This study proposed to construct a healthy community-life circle with a category and hierarchy system.

Keywords: fitness; medical and health; POI (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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