Neighborhood walkability, physical activity, and walking for transportation: A cross-sectional study of older adults living on low income

AM Chudyk, HA McKay, M Winters, J Sims-Gould… - BMC geriatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background Walking, and in particular, outdoor walking, is the most common form of
physical activity for older adults. To date, no study investigated the association between the …

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 …

Neighborhood walkability and health outcomes among older adults: The mediating role of physical activity

J Van Cauwenberg, V Van Holle, I De Bourdeaudhuij… - Health & place, 2016 - Elsevier
We examined the mediating role of physical activity on the relationships of walkability with
Flemish older adults' health outcomes. In low income neighborhoods, residents of high …

Neighborhood walkability, walking difficulties, and participation in leisure activities among older people: a cross-sectional study and 4-year follow-up of a subsample

EM Tuomola, KE Keskinen, A Viljanen… - Journal of aging …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To study cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between objectively
assessed neighborhood walkability, walking difficulties, and participation in leisure activities …

The associations between neighborhood walkability attributes and objectively measured physical activity in older adults

BI Chen, MC Hsueh, R Rutherford, JH Park, Y Liao - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
A limited number of studies have used objective measures to examine the associations
between the built environment and physical activity (PA) among older adults. This study …

Relationship between neighborhood walkability and older adults' physical activity: results from the Belgian Environmental Physical Activity Study in Seniors (BEPAS …

V Van Holle, J Van Cauwenberg, D Van Dyck… - International journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Adequate knowledge on environmental correlates of physical activity (PA) in
older adults is needed to develop effective health promotion initiatives. However, research in …

The association between Belgian older adults' physical functioning and physical activity: what is the moderating role of the physical environment?

V Van Holle, J Van Cauwenberg, F Gheysen… - PLoS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Better physical functioning in the elderly may be associated with higher
physical activity levels. Since older adults spend a substantial part of the day in their …

[HTML][HTML] Neighborhood walkability: Differential associations with self-reported transport walking and leisure-time physical activity in Canadian towns and cities of all …

J Thielman, L Rosella, R Copes, M Lebenbaum… - Preventive …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To estimate associations between walkability and physical activity during
transportation and leisure in a national-level population. Methods Walkability was measured …

Do psychosocial factors moderate the association between objective neighborhood walkability and older adults' physical activity?

V Van Holle, J Van Cauwenberg, B Deforche… - Health & place, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigated moderating effects of psychosocial factors on the association
between walkability and physical activity (PA) in 433 Belgian older adults. Furthermore …

Environmental factors associated with older adult's walking behaviors: A systematic review of quantitative studies

HY Yun - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is to systematically review the relationship between neighborhood
environments and all types of walking behaviors among older adults. Seventy peer …