Determining Factors in the Use of Urban Parks That Influence the Practice of Physical Activity in Children: A Systematic Review.

The design and/or remodelling of urban parks is a good health strategy to alleviate the lack of physical activity (PA) in children and, consequently, the different health problems derived from this. The main objective of the present study was to obtain a systematic review of the design features and characteristics that influence users' visits to urban parks and the PA engagement in them. A literature search was carried out in the Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus databases during the months of June and July 2020.

Associations between Feelings of Loneliness and Attitudes towards Physical Education in Contemporary Adolescents According to Sex, and Physical Activity Engagement.

Background: Currently, adolescents grow up consuming a large amount of multimedia content and lead a sedentary lifestyle. As a result, emerging trends show greater feelings of loneliness. The present research seeks to describe adolescents' attitudes towards Physical Education (PE), indices of loneliness and physical activity (PA) engagement.

Description of extreme longevity in the Balearic Islands: Exploring a potential Blue Zone in Menorca, Spain.

Aim: We aimed to determine whether there was a Blue Zone, an area characterized by extreme longevity, in Menorca, Spain.

Methods: We explored official statistics of the Balearic Islands, Spain, and calculated life expectancy from 1991 to 2009, by sex and island, among other demographic estimators.

Results: The life expectancy at birth in Menorca reached a peak in 2007 with 82.

[Analysis of disability-free life expectancy over the lifespan: from maturity to old age].

Objective: To determine the life stages in which disability-free life expectancy is shortened before the age of 70 years.

Method: A retrospective longitudinal analysis was carried out in a cohort of 1,286 non-institutionalized people aged from 70 to 74 years old living in metropolitan areas. Disability was measured by instrumental and basic activities of daily living.

[Diversification and strengthening of services for older people in Spain and Sweden].

Information on public services for older people is often limited to institutional care and Home Help/Home Care, be it for individuals in surveys, statistics for a specific country or for international comparisons. Yet, these two major services are in many countries supplemented - or substituted - by other, minor services. The latter include services such as transportation services, meals-on-wheels, alarm systems and day care.