[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Neighborhood walkability perceptions: Associations with amount of neighborhood-based physical activity by intensity and purpose

AT Kaczynski - Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2010 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Built environments are associated with physical activity (PA), but most studies
to date have employed acontextual PA outcome measures. The purposes of this study were …

[HTML][HTML] Objectively measured neighborhood walkability and change in physical activity in older Japanese adults: a five-year cohort study

H Kikuchi, T Nakaya, T Hanibuchi… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Objectives: This study investigated the longitudinal association between changes in older
adults' physical activity and neighborhood walkability measured by geographic information …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting active urban aging: A measurement approach to neighborhood walkability for older adults

RL Weiss, JA Maantay, M Fahs - Cities and the Environment, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Understanding the role of the built environment on physical activity behavior among older
adults is an important public health goal, but evaluating these relationships remains …

[HTML][HTML] Objective and subjective measures of neighborhood environment (NE): relationships with transportation physical activity among older persons

MSZ Nyunt, FK Shuvo, JY Eng, KB Yap… - International journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background This study examined the associations of subjective and objective measures of
the neighbourhood environment with the transportation physical activity of community …

Associations of neighborhood walkability with intensity‐and bout‐specific physical activity and sedentary behavior of older adults in Japan

S Amagasa, S Inoue, N Fukushima… - Geriatrics & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We examined the relationships of objectively‐measured walkability with accelerometer‐
measured activity patterns including bout‐specific moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity …

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

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Walking-friendly built environments and objectively measured physical function in older adults

MJ Koohsari, GR McCormack, T Nakaya… - Journal of Sport and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Few studies have examined the associations between urban design attributes
and older adults' physical function. Especially, it is not well known how built-environment …

Development of a neighborhood walkability index for studying neighborhood physical activity contexts in communities across the US over the past three decades

AG Rundle, Y Chen, JW Quinn, N Rahai, K Bartley… - Journal of urban …, 2019 - Springer
To examine how urban form shapes physical activity and health over time, a measure of
neighborhood walkability is needed that can be linked to cohort studies with participants …