Physical activity-friendly neighbourhood among older adults from a medium size urban setting in Southern Europe

AI Ribeiro, R Mitchell, MS Carvalho, MF de Pina - Preventive Medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective In this cross-sectional study, we examined the relationship between socio-
environmental characteristics of neighborhood of residence and the frequency of leisure …

Distance to parks and non-residential destinations influences physical activity of older people, but crime doesn't: a cross-sectional study in a southern European city

AI Ribeiro, A Pires, MS Carvalho, MF Pina - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Physical activity (PA) has numerous health benefits, but older adults live mostly
sedentary lifestyles. The physical and social neighborhood environment may …

Adults' leisure-time physical activity and the neighborhood built environment: a contextual perspective

A Kajosaari, TE Laatikainen - International journal of health geographics, 2020 - Springer
Background Context-free outcome measures, such as overall leisure-time physical activity
(LTPA), are habitually applied to study the neighborhood built environment correlates of …

Older adults' physical activity and the relevance of distances to neighborhood destinations and barriers to outdoor mobility

E Portegijs, KE Keskinen, J Eronen… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Aim: To determine the relevance of features located close to home and further away, our aim
was to study associations between older adults' physical activity and self-reported …

[HTML][HTML] The association between the number of parks near home and levels of physical activity among community-dwelling older adults: A longitudinal study

L Poppe, B Deforche, J Van Cauwenberg, R Brondeel… - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Research investigating the association between park availability and older
adults' physical activity levels using objective methods is scarce and mainly cross-sectional …

Measuring the association of objective and perceived neighborhood environment with physical activity in older adults: challenges and implications from a systematic …

M Peters, S Muellmann, L Christianson… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background A supportive environment is a key factor in addressing the issue of health
among older adults. There is already sufficient evidence that objective and self-reported …

Relationships between neighbourhood physical environmental attributes and older adults' leisure-time physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Van Cauwenberg, A Nathan, A Barnett, DW Barnett… - Sports medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Activity-friendly neighbourhood physical environments with access to
recreational facilities are hypothesised to facilitate leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) …

Objectively measured access to recreational destinations and leisure-time physical activity: Associations and demographic moderators in a six-country study

C Gidlow, E Cerin, T Sugiyama, MA Adams, J Mitas… - Health & place, 2019 - Elsevier
Within the growing body of research linking neighbourhood environmental attributes with
physical activity, associations between recreational destinations and non-walking leisure …

Preserving older adults' routine outdoor activities in contrasting neighborhood environments through a physical activity intervention

AC King, D Salvo, JA Banda, DK Ahn, JE Chapman… - Preventive …, 2017 - Elsevier
While neighborhood design can potentially influence routine outdoor physical activities (PA),
little is known concerning its effects on such activities among older adults attempting to …

Association between access to public open spaces and physical activity in a mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk

A Colom, M Fiol, M Ruiz, M Compa, M Morey… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: Regular physical activity is an important preventive factor of cardiovascular
disease. Proximity and density of public open spaces are important modifying factors on the …