Introduction High energy expenditure by healthy older individuals has numerous benefits,
and housework and exercises done at home are among the most common physical …

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 …

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Role of the built environment on older adults’ physical activity: An evidence review Irene Chhay …

Objective Neighbourhood characteristics may affect the level of physical activity (PA) of the
residents. Few studies have examined the combined effects of distinctive neighbourhood …

The intent of this thesis is to understand the determinants of energy use in residential
buildings. A conceptual model is proposed that describes the various determinants and their …

Background Policy initiatives such as WHO Age Friendly Cities recognise the importance of
the urban environment for improving health of older people, who have both low physical …

Physical activity (PA) decreases with increasing age despite the fact that PA exerts
beneficial effects on many age-related diseases and conditions. Consequently, there is an …

Objective. To apply the concept of environmental press to study the relationship between the
built environment and physical activity among older adults living in long-term care (LTC) …

Background Policy makers are increasingly interested in how changes in local
neighbourhood environments can affect health behaviours, especially physical activity, but …

Background Despite the detrimental effects of physical inactivity for older adults, especially
aged residents of residential care settings may spend much time in inactive behavior. This …