High neighborhood walkability mitigates declines in middle-to-older aged adults' walking for transport

H Shimura, T Sugiyama… - Journal of physical …, 2012 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Neighborhood walkability shows significant positive relationship with residents'
walking for transport in cross-sectional studies. We examined prospective relationships of …

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 …

Place matters: A longitudinal analysis measuring the association between neighbourhood walkability and walking by age group and population center size in Canada

R Wasfi, M Steinmetz-Wood, Y Kestens - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
This study examined the influence of walkability on walking behaviour and assessed
whether associations varied according to life-stage and population center (PC) size …

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 …

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 …

Individual, psychosocial, and environmental correlates of 4-year declines in walking among middle-to-older aged adults

H Shimura, E Winkler, N Owen - Journal of physical …, 2014 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: We examined associations of individual, psychosocial and environmental
characteristics with 4-year changes in walking among middle-to-older aged adults; few such …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Gender and age differences in walking for transport and recreation: Are the relationships the same in all neighborhoods?

F Ghani, JN Rachele, S Washington… - Preventive medicine …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Walking as regular physical activity (PA) is central to healthy aging, and
environments influence walking. Multilevel neighborhood-based studies that only report …

Neighborhood walkability and the walking behavior of Australian adults

N Owen, E Cerin, E Leslie, N Coffee, LD Frank… - American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The physical attributes of residential neighborhoods, particularly the
connectedness of streets and the proximity of destinations, can influence walking behaviors …

Associations of changes in neighbourhood walkability with changes in walking activity in older adults: a fixed effects analysis

EJ Timmermans, M Visser, AJ Wagtendonk… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Supporting older adults to engage in physically active lifestyles requires
supporting environments. Walkable environments may increase walking activity in older …