Environmental facilitators for outdoor walking and development of walking difficulty in community-dwelling older adults

J Eronen, M von Bonsdorff, M Rantakokko… - European journal of …, 2014 - Springer
… However, environmental facilitators that protect against walking difficulty are not well known.
… effect of environmental facilitators for outdoor walking on development of walking difficulty in …

How do environmental factors influence walking in groups? A walk-along study

A Kassavou, DP French… - Journal of Health …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
… This study reported that people do more walking outdoors and do the majority of it during …
walk leaders on what or how aspects of the environment facilitate behaviours within walking

Outdoor built environment barriers and facilitators to activity among midlife and older adults with mobility disabilities

DE Rosenberg, DL Huang, SD Simonovich… - The …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
… shelter on streets, paved or smooth walking paths, safety, and traffic on roads. Implications:
A variety of built environment barriers and facilitators to neighborhood-based activity exist for …

[HTML][HTML] Physical limitations, walkability, perceived environmental facilitators and physical activity of older adults in Finland

E Portegijs, KE Keskinen, LT Tsai, T Rantanen… - … of environmental …, 2017 - mdpi.com
environmental facilitators was calculated from the checklist for perceived environmental
facilitators for outdoor … Findings suggest that walk-friendly environmental design may provide …

Exploring facilitators and barriers of older adults' outdoor mobility: A walk-along study in Singapore

Š Močnik, A Moogoor, B Yuen - Journal of Transport & Health, 2022 - Elsevier
… The aim of the study is to understand the environmental facilitators and barriers to older …
when older adults walk in these neighbourhoods, and how the built environment enhances or …

Neighbourhood environment facilitators and barriers to outdoor activity during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: A qualitative study

GR McCormack, J Petersen, C Naish, D Ghoneim… - Cities & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
… Three themes emerged from a thematic analysis: Adaptations in use of outdoor space for …
outdoors. Parks and pathways supported the initiation and maintenance of outdoor walking, …

Associations between perceived outdoor environment and walking modifications in community-dwelling older people: a two-year follow-up study

H Skantz, T Rantanen, T Rantalainen… - Journal of aging …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
environmental outdoor mobility facilitators and barriers are associated with the use of
adaptive and maladaptive walking … perceived environmental outdoor mobility facilitators and …

[HTML][HTML] … of the Use of the Walk-Along Interview Method to Assess Factors, Facilitators and Barriers Related to Perceived Neighborhood Environment and Walking …

V Amaya, M Chardon, T Moulaert, N Vuillerme - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
… area devoted to green spaces and recreational centers were more likely to take longer
outdoor walks and that distance to these spaces played an important role for outdoor walks [47]. …

[HTML][HTML] Nature as a facilitator for physical activity: Defining relationships between the objective and perceived environment and physical activity among community …

KE Keskinen, M Rantakokko, K Suomi, T Rantanen… - Health & place, 2018 - Elsevier
… 848 community-dwelling older people aged 75–90 were interviewed on their difficulties in
walking 500 m, perceiving nature as a facilitator for outdoor mobility, and PA. The presence of …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators impacting the experiences of adults participating in an internet-facilitated pedometer intervention

GR McCormack, K McFadden, TLF McHugh… - Psychology of Sport and …, 2019 - Elsevier
environment is unique to each participant depending on their residential location, and detailed
feedback was desired with regard to participants’ experiences with daily walkingoutdoor