Aging in neighborhoods differing in walkability and income: associations with physical activity and obesity in older adults

AC King, JF Sallis, LD Frank, BE Saelens, K Cain… - Social science & …, 2011 - Elsevier
… among objectively measured neighborhood design, mobility … older adults living in
neighborhoods differing in walkability … to maximize variability in walkability and income. …

High neighborhood walkability mitigates declines in middle-to-older aged adults' walking for transport

H Shimura, T Sugiyama… - Journal of physical …, 2012 - journals.humankinetics.com
… Background: Neighborhood walkability shows significant positive relationship with …
neighborhood walkability with the change in walking behaviors over 4 years among middle-to-older

Assessing and qualifying neighborhood walkability for older adults: construction and initial testing of a multivariate spatial accessibility model

V Amaya, T Moulaert, L Gwiazdzinski… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
… generally been considered a necessary and legitimate amenity for older people. Many older
adults can hardly walk around their neighborhoods without resting on a bench, and several …

Protective association between neighborhood walkability and depression in older men

EM Berke, LM Gottlieb, AV Moudon… - Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… by other researchers to capture neighborhood effects. This study examines individual-level
neighborhood walkability and its association with depressive symptoms in older people. …

Associations of neighborhood walkability with sedentary time in Nigerian older adults

AL Oyeyemi, SM Kolo, AA Rufai, AY Oyeyemi… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
… The purpose of the present study was to examine associations of neighborhood … that
improving neighborhood walkability may be a mechanism for reducing sedentary time among older

Objectively measured neighborhood walkability and change in physical activity in older Japanese adults: a five-year cohort study

H Kikuchi, T Nakaya, T Hanibuchi… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
… in older adults’ physical activity and neighborhood walkability … Methods: A mail survey was
conducted for Japanese older … MVPA change and neighborhood walkability, adjusted for …

Interactions between neighborhood social environment and walkability to explain Belgian older adults' physical activity and sedentary time

V Van Holle, J Van Cauwenberg… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
neighborhood walkability. We hypothesized that the potential association between the
neighborhood social … and PA/SB would be more pronounced in highly-walkable neighborhoods. …

Does walkable mean sociable? Neighborhood determinants of social capital among older adults in Japan

T Hanibuchi, K Kondo, T Nakaya, K Shirai, H Hirai… - Health & place, 2012 - Elsevier
… Therefore, the use of more comprehensive and valid measurements of neighborhood
walkability for older people might have altered our findings, and these issues should be addressed …

Linking neighborhood characteristics to food insecurity in older adults: The role of perceived safety, social cohesion, and walkability

WT Chung, WT Gallo, N Giunta, ME Canavan… - Journal of Urban …, 2012 - Springer
… Our results indicate that neighborhood walkability is an important correlate of food insecurity,
even after controlling the effects of other relevant factors. While previous research has …

Associations of neighborhood walkability with intensity‐and bout‐specific physical activity and sedentary behavior of older adults in Japan

S Amagasa, S Inoue, N Fukushima… - Geriatrics & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
… objectively-assessed neighborhood walkability with multiple … neighborhood walkability by
calculating the sum of the three normalized scores. A greater score indicated higher walkability