Among elderly people,“getting around” in the community is seen as important to maintaining
autonomy and independence. Social Cognitive Theory posits that self-efficacy is a key …

Purpose. This study established a framework to audit environments supporting walking in
neighborhoods. Design. Cross-sectional analysis using a telephone survey and 200 …

Background Objective and self-reported physical environmental attributes have been related
to physical activity. Purpose We examined the characteristics of adults who are resident in …

Objectives: To determine whether the ability to walk 400 m could be predicted from self‐
reported walking habits and abilities in older adults and to develop an accurate self‐report …

OBJECTIVES: To determine how severity of walking difficulty and sociodemographic,
psychosocial, and health‐related factors influence walking behavior in disabled older …

The aim of this study was to examine the role of walking in explaining associations between
perceived and objective measures of walkability and cognitive function among older adults …

Purpose. Explore the role of the neighborhood environment in supporting walking. Design.
Cross-sectional study of 10,286 residents of 200 neighborhoods. Participants were selected …

BACKGROUND: Understanding how environmental attributes can influence particular
physical activity behaviors is a public health research priority. Walking is the most common …

This qualitative study examined older people's walking experiences in 4 Ottawa
neighborhoods. Seventy-five adults age 65 years and older who had lived in their …

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to investigate older adults' perceptions of their walking
experiences, using the social-ecological model as a guiding framework and to propose …