Exploring socioecological correlates of active living in retirement village residents
This study explored individual, social, and built environmental attributes in and outside of the
retirement village setting and associations with various active living outcomes including …
retirement village setting and associations with various active living outcomes including …
Perceptions of the built environment and associations with walking among retirement village residents
Housing options, such as retirement villages, that promote and encourage healthy behaviors
are needed to accommodate the growing older adult population. To examine how …
are needed to accommodate the growing older adult population. To examine how …
Retirement Health and Lifestyle Study: Australian neighborhood environments and physical activity in older adults
C Travers, A Dixon, A Laurence… - Environment and …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study was to compare the walkability of neighborhood environments of older
adults (65 years and above) living in the general community and retirement village settings …
adults (65 years and above) living in the general community and retirement village settings …
Environmental factors associated with active living in retirement village residents: Findings from an exploratory qualitative enquiry
This exploratory enquiry employs qualitative methods to advance knowledge and
understanding of physical environmental attributes related to active living among residents …
understanding of physical environmental attributes related to active living among residents …
Are retirement villages promoting active aging?
Purpose: This study investigated physical activity (PA) facilities of retirement villages (RVs)
and neighborhood PA barriers identified by RV residents in Perth, Australia. Methods: An …
and neighborhood PA barriers identified by RV residents in Perth, Australia. Methods: An …
Examining correlates of self‐reported and objectively measured physical activity among retirement village residents
Aim Physical activity (PA) patterns of retirement village residents were investigated using
self‐report and objective measures. Methods Residents (n= 323) from retirement villages in …
self‐report and objective measures. Methods Residents (n= 323) from retirement villages in …
Older public housing tenants' capabilities for physical activity described using walk-along interviews in Montreal, Canada
Older public housing tenants experience various factors associated with physical inactivity
and are locally dependent on their environment to support their physical activity. A better …
and are locally dependent on their environment to support their physical activity. A better …
Determinants of neighborhood activity of adults age 70 and over: a mixed-methods study
Background: This mixed-methods study investigated personal, interpersonal, and
environmental factors salient to decisions about being active in neighborhoods of different …
environmental factors salient to decisions about being active in neighborhoods of different …
Access to commercial destinations within the neighbourhood and walking among Australian older adults
Background Physical activity, particularly walking, is greatly beneficial to health; yet a
sizeable proportion of older adults are insufficiently active. The importance of built …
sizeable proportion of older adults are insufficiently active. The importance of built …
The potential importance of housing type for older people's physical activity levels
S Pettigrew, R Rai, MI Jongenelis… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Limited research has investigated the effect of housing type on older people's physical
activity, and the small amount of work to date has relied on self-reported activity levels. The …
activity, and the small amount of work to date has relied on self-reported activity levels. The …