Older adults' outdoor walking: Inequalities in neighbourhood safety, pedestrian infrastructure and aesthetics

R Zandieh, J Martinez, J Flacke, P Jones… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Older adults living in high-deprivation areas walk less than those living in low-deprivation
areas. Previous research has shown that older adults' outdoor walking levels are related to …

Do inequalities in neighborhood walkability drive disparities in older adults' outdoor walking?

R Zandieh, J Flacke, J Martinez, P Jones… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Older residents of high-deprivation areas walk less than those of low-deprivation areas.
Previous research has shown that neighborhood built environment may support and …

Older adults' outdoor walking and inequalities in neighbourhood green spaces characteristics

R Zandieh, J Martinez, J Flacke - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Outdoor walking has considerable benefits for healthy ageing and older adults are
recommended to walk regularly. However, older adults living in high-deprivation areas walk …

Inequitable walking conditions among older people: examining the interrelationship of neighbourhood socio-economic status and urban form using a comparative …

TL Grant, N Edwards, H Sveistrup, C Andrew, M Egan - BMC public health, 2010 - Springer
Background Supportive neighbourhood walking conditions are particularly important for
older people as they age and who, as a group, prefer walking as a form of physical activity …

Older adults' outdoor walking and the built environment: does income matter?

M Winters, R Barnes, S Venners, N Ste-Marie… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Our aim was to examine the association between Street Smart Walk Score®
and self-reported outdoor walking among older Canadians, and to determine whether …

Neighbourhood built environment and physical function among mid-to-older aged adults: a systematic review

JN Rachele, T Sugiyama, S Davies, VHY Loh, G Turrell… - Health & Place, 2019 - Elsevier
This systematic review included 23 quantitative studies that estimated associations between
aspects of the neighbourhood built environment and physical function among adults aged≥ …

Neighbourhood perceptions and older adults' wellbeing: Does walking explain the relationship in deprived urban communities?

A Curl, P Mason - Transportation research part A: policy and practice, 2019 - Elsevier
There is increased awareness of the role of the urban landscape in promoting walking to
counter the negative health and wellbeing impacts of age-related immobility. Consideration …

Perceptions of the neighborhood built environment for walking behavior in older adults living in close proximity

F Herbolsheimer, A Mahmood… - Journal of applied …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Past research documents a discordance between perceived and objectively assessed
neighborhood environmental features on walking behavior. Therefore, we examined …

Residents' perceptions of walkability attributes in objectively different neighbourhoods: a pilot study

E Leslie, B Saelens, L Frank, N Owen, A Bauman… - Health & place, 2005 - Elsevier
Physical attributes of local environments may influence walking. We used a modified version
of the Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale to compare residents' perceptions of …

The uncommon impact of common environmental details on walking in older adults

K Brookfield, C Ward Thompson, I Scott - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Walking is the most common form of physical activity amongst older adults. Older adults'
walking behaviors have been linked to objective and perceived neighborhood and street …