Urban populations are increasing at a rate that challenges existing public health
infrastructures, while contemporary literature proliferates in the attempt to identify links …

Creating pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods and encouraging walking activities not only
improves urban liveliness but also delivers health and environmental benefits. Previous …

The living environment plays a critical role in healthy aging. As older adults' physical abilities
decrease, they are less likely to compensate for physical barriers and their action radius …

Background The potential for environmental interventions to improve health and wellbeing
has assumed particular importance in the face of unprecedented population ageing …

Community facilities are an important element that supports older people's daily life and
promotes their well-being. However, there is a dearth of comprehensive studies on the effect …

Objectives To examine the association of intrinsic capacity (IC) with life-space mobility (LSM)
among community-dwelling older adults and to determine whether age and gender modify …

Background Environmental barriers increase risk for mobility difficulties in old age. Mobility
difficulty is preceded by a phase where people try to postpone a difficulty through mobility …

Background Physical activity (PA) has multiple benefits for older adults (≥ 70 years old).
Despite this many older adults do not undertake the World Health Organisation guideline …

This paper presents a strategic framework that can help researchers collect and analyze
experiences of mobility-challenged pedestrians (MCPs) effectively and comprehensively …

Objective To estimate the relationships between individual and environmental variables and
outdoor walking (OW) in older adults with OW limitations through verifying a conceptual …