Study design This study is based on prospective semi-annual follow-up data over a 3.5-year
period on the control group recruited for a randomised controlled trial entitled Screening and …

Older adults who report environmental barriers in their neighborhood have a higher risk for
walking difficulty. However, environmental facilitators that protect against walking difficulty …

Background Walking is the most popular form of physical activity among older people and
for community-dwelling older people walking for errands is especially important. The aim of …

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze whether the associations between perceived
environmental and individual characteristics and perceived walking limitations in older …

The authors investigated whether low levels of walking among older adults in the UK were
associated with demographic and health characteristics, as well as perceived environmental …

Walking and participating in activities outdoors in old age can be restricted both by the
physical capacity of the individual and by the maintenance and/or the design of the outdoor …

The aim was to study objectively assessed walkability of the environment and participant
perceived environmental facilitators for outdoor mobility as predictors of physical activity in …

The study was based on an epidemiological model in which performing activities of daily
living (ADL) was the dependent variable. Variation in performing was explained by physical …

Objective Life-space mobility–the spatial extent of mobility in daily life–is associated with
quality of life and physical functioning but may also be influenced by future orientation …

Background Safe and stable walking is a complex process involving the interaction of
neuromuscular, sensory and cognitive functions. As physical and cognitive functions …