Background. The recreational use of urban spaces has increased significantly in recent years, due to a trend towards healthier lifestyles in which regular exercise plays a leading role. Examples include walking, running or biking, activities for which large urban green parks provide excellent conditions. These parks, located within the city, are intended for public use and include landscape fea...

CONTEXT Concern over liability is a barrier to allowing community use of school property for the purpose of engaging in active sport and recreational activities. Recreational user statutes have the potential to limit liability for public schools when use occurs outside of regular school hours, reduce the fear of liability among school administrators, and increase opportunities for access to sch...

Severely disabled individuals have long been systematically excluded from actively participating in normalized recreation/leisure activities in integrated community settings. Severely disabled individuals should be taught functional and age appropriate skills, based upon the performance characteristics of nonhandicapped peers. In order to present this position, typical assumptions of leisure sk...

We are using information communication technology and communication robots (hereafter referred to as "robots") to develop a service to assist recreational activities at nursing homes. The service relies on visual content to deliver a variety of recreational activities, from exercises to reminiscence therapy. Robots support those activities by interacting with nursing home residents. These servi...

This study aims to investigate the key considerations of the public when choosing recreational activities, and concludes the key factors to be considered when choosing recreational activities, as well as the influence of various factors by means of literature review, expert interview, questionnaire survey, and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Through analysis, this study identified 12 influe...

since the promenades allocate the part of the country's revenues, therefore, attention to its valuation is very important. springs in desert area are the most prominent of natural landscapes. more study in country investigates recreational value using double– bounded dichotomous choice. but in this study, single-bounded dichotomous choice has been used because of this approach is more like...

CONTEXT Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is routinely performed in younger patients who desire to be active in fitness and recreational sports. The activities patients can participate in without symptoms and the level of aerobic fitness routinely maintained are important to investigate. OBJECTIVE To determine physical activity (PA) and recreational sports resumed after primary TKA, symptoms or l...

There is a need for psychometrically sound measures of children's participation in recreation and leisure activities, for both clinical and research purposes. This paper provides information about the construct validity of the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE) and its companion measure, Preferences for Activities of Children (PAC). These measures are appropriate for ch...

BACKGROUND Little information is available on the degree of actual social functioning after successful kidney transplantation. Moreover, information on factors that influence participation in social activities is scarce. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of clinical factors on social outcome. METHODS A retrospective study was performed on a cohort of primary kidney transplant...