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Table 1 Database search terms for systematic review of longitudinal built environment attributes associated with transportation and recreational walking

From: The longitudinal effects of the built environment on transportation and recreational walking, and differences by age and sex: systematic review protocol

Built environment

General

“built environment*” OR neighbourhood* OR neighborhood* OR “physical

 environment*” OR geograph* OR environment* OR “urban environment*” OR “objective environment*” OR spatial OR “pedestrian-friendly” OR “suburban environment*”

Built Environment characteristics

 sprawl OR “street connectivity” OR “land use” OR walkab* OR sidewalk* OR

 footpath* OR “urban design*” OR “urban form” OR “community design*” OR “spatial

 cluster*” OR “bike way*” OR “bike path*” OR “bike lane*” OR “foot path*” OR “side walk*” OR “cycle path*” OR “bicycle path*” OR “bicycle lane*”

Conditions

 speed limit* OR traffic OR low traffic

Densities and Destinations

 destination* OR “residential density” OR “population density” OR “employment density” OR “retail density” OR proximity OR accessibility OR “recreation* resource*” OR “recreation* facilit*” OR “recreation* opportunit*”

Open space

 park OR parks OR “open space*” OR garden* OR green*

Walking

 walk* OR strolling OR “active transport*” OR “ecological commut*” OR “ecological transport*” OR “non-auto*” OR “non-motorise*” OR “non-motorize*” OR travel OR “active travel*” OR ambulation

Physical activity

 “physical activity” OR exercise OR inactive* OR “physically active*”

Purpose of walking

 transport* OR recreation* OR leisure* OR “activity purpose” OR “travel purpose” OR utilitarian

Study design

 longitudinal* OR prospectiv* OR cohort OR “follow-up” OR “follow up” OR relocat* OR stay* OR move*

 experiment* OR quasi OR “quasi-experiment*” OR “before-after” OR “time series” OR “prospective stud*” OR “natural experiment*”

 “repeated cross-section*”

 AND NOT “systematic review*”