Getting out and about in older adults: the nature of daily trips and their association with objectively assessed physical activity

MG Davis, KR Fox, M Hillsdon, JC Coulson… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background A key public health objective is increasing health-enhancing physical activity
(PA) for older adults (OAs). Daily trip frequency is independently associated with objectively …

Where do they go and how do they get there? Older adults' travel behaviour in a highly walkable environment

M Winters, C Voss, MC Ashe, K Gutteridge… - Social Science & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Mobility—the ability to move about in one's neighbourhood and maintain independence—is
essential for older adults' wellbeing. Neighbourhood environments support or hinder …

What triggers selective daily mobility among older adults? A study comparing trip and environmental characteristics between observed path and shortest path

S Klein, R Brondeel, B Chaix, O Klein, B Thierry… - Health & Place, 2023 - Elsevier
Interest is growing in neighborhood effects on health beyond individual's home locations.
However, few studies accounted for selective daily mobility bias. Selective mobility of 470 …

Destinations matter: The association between where older adults live and their travel behavior

AM Chudyk, M Winters, MD Moniruzzaman… - Journal of Transport & …, 2015 - Elsevier
The positive effect of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of many chronic
diseases and age-related disabilities, such as mobility-disability, are widely accepted …

Associations between reasons to go outdoors and objectively-measured walking activity in various life-space areas among older people

LT Tsai, M Rantakokko, A Viljanen… - Journal of Aging …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
This cross-sectional study investigated associations between reasons to go outdoors and
objectively-measured walking activity in various life-space areas among older people …

Public transit use and physical activity in community-dwelling older adults: Combining GPS and accelerometry to assess transportation-related physical activity

C Voss, J Sims-Gould, MC Ashe, HA McKay… - Journal of Transport & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Emerging evidence shows that public transit use is associated with greater
physical activity levels in adults through higher levels of transportation-related walking …

[PDF][PDF] Objectively measured physical activity in a diverse sample of older urban UK adults

MG Davis, KR Fox, M Hillsdon, DJ Sharp… - Medicine & Science in …, 2011 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT DAVIS, MG, KR FOX, M. HILLSDON, DJ SHARP, JC COULSON, and JL
THOMPSON. Objectively Measured Physical Activity in a Diverse Sample of Older Urban UK …

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

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 …

Change in active travel and changes in recreational and total physical activity in adults: longitudinal findings from the iConnect study

S Sahlqvist, A Goodman, AR Cooper… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background To better understand the health benefits of promoting active travel, it is
important to understand the relationship between a change in active travel and changes in …

Tracking of pedometer-determined physical activity in adults who relocate: results from RESIDE

C Tudor-Locke, B Giles-Corti, M Knuiman… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Background This secondary analysis investigated the extent and pattern of one-year
tracking of pedometer-determined physical activity in people who relocated within the same …