Impact of older adults' neighborhood perceptions on walking behavior

JL Maisel - Journal of aging and physical activity, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Built environment features can have varying impacts on user behavior depending on the
perceptions of the opportunities and obstacles that the environments create. This study …

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 …

Measuring the influence of built neighborhood environments on walking in older adults

Y Michael, T Beard, D Choi… - Journal of aging …, 2006 - journals.humankinetics.com
There is a need for greater understanding of how perceptions and objective measures of the
physical environment influence physical activity among seniors. The goal of this study was to …

Associations of Perceived and Objective Neighborhood Environment Attributes with Walking in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

F Behnamifard, Z Shafieiyoun… - Journal of Urban …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
This study explores the perceived and objective neighborhood environment (NE) attributes
affecting the elderly's walking levels in Isfahan, a historical city in Iran. A total of 603 older …

Perceptions of the neighborhood environment associated with walking at recommended intensity and volume levels in recreational senior walkers

S Carrapatoso, P Silva, P Colaço… - Journal of Housing for …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined the relationship of perceived neighborhood environment factors with
recommended volume and intensity of walking in recreational senior walkers. A sample of …

Walking and the perception of neighborhood attributes among US adults—2012

P Paul, SA Carlson, JE Fulton - Journal of physical …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The association between walking and environmental attributes depends on
walking purpose. This study, based on a large survey of US adults, examined the …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Age differences in the relation of perceived neighborhood environment to walking

R Shigematsu, JF Sallis, TL Conway… - Medicine and science …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract SHIGEMATSU, R., JF SALLIS, TL CONWAY, BE SAELENS, LD FRANK, KL CAIN,
JE CHAPMAN, and AC KING. Age Differences in the Relation of Perceived Neighborhood …

Site and neighborhood environments for walking among older adults

Z Wang, C Lee - Health & Place, 2010 - Elsevier
Walking has significant health and mobility benefits for older adults. Previous environment–
walking studies have focused on neighborhood environments, overlooking proximate site …

The effects of neighborhood built environment on walking for leisure and for purpose among older people

ZJ Christman, M Wilson-Genderson, A Heid… - The …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Characteristics of a neighborhood's built environment
affect the walking behavior of older people, yet studies typically rely on small …