Development of an objectively measured walkability index for the Netherlands

TM Lam, Z Wang, I Vaartjes, D Karssenberg… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Walkability indices have been developed and linked to behavioural and health
outcomes elsewhere in the world, but not comprehensively for Europe. We aimed to 1) …

Exploring walkability research trends based on systematic literature review (SLR) by applying PRISMA

L Hijriyah, A Alias, MFM Sahabuddin - Open House International, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study intends to analyze the trend of walkability research over two years (2021–
2022) in several aspects, including the research problem, gap and aim underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term PM1 and PM2. 5 exposure and asthma mortality in Jiangsu Province, China: What's the role of neighborhood characteristics?

J Song, Z Ding, H Zheng, Z Xu, J Cheng, R Pan… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Evidence suggests that particulate matter (PM) with smaller particle sizes (such
as PM 1, PM with an aerodynamic diameter≤ 1 µm) may have more toxic health effects …

A positive neighborhood walkability is associated with a higher magnitude of leisure walking in adults upon COVID-19 restrictions: a longitudinal cohort study

M Spoelder, MCA Schoofs, K Raaphorst… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Previous cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies revealed
positive relationships between contextual built environment components and walking …

Association of perceived and objective neighborhood walkability with accelerometer‐measured physical activity and sedentary time in the Maastricht Study

JA Chan, H Bosma, C Drosinou… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background We investigated the association of neighborhood walkability with accelerometer‐
measured physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) and examined whether …

The moderating impact of neighborhood walkability on mHealth interventions to increase moderate to vigorous physical activity for insufficiently active adults in a …

ML McEntee, JC Hurley, CB Phillips, SP Hooker… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Ecological models suggest that interventions targeting specific behaviors are
most effective when supported by the environment. This study prospectively examined the …

Development of a neighborhood obesogenic built environment characteristics index for the Netherlands

TM Lam, AJ Wagtendonk, NR den Braver… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Environmental factors that drive obesity are often studied individually, whereas
obesogenic environments are likely to consist of multiple factors from food and physical …

A planning support system for boosting walkability

M Bencekri, D Lee, D Ku, S Lee - Proceedings of the Institution …, 2023 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This study introduces a walkability planning support system (W-PSS), a novel framework
designed to revolutionise urban walkability within the 15 min city concept. The W-PSS …

Walking and cycling for health: A multi‐group analysis of path models between genders

HY Yen, Y Liao, WH Huang - Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Walking and cycling are beneficial for urban adults' health. Transport and recreation
are modifiable domains of major physical activity resources. The purposes of this study were …

Individual and environmental variables related to outdoor walking among older adults: Verifying a model to guide the design of interventions targeting outdoor walking

Y Liu, NM Salbach, SC Webber, R Barclay - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Objective To estimate the relationships between individual and environmental variables and
outdoor walking (OW) in older adults with OW limitations through verifying a conceptual …