Quality of life and barriers in the urban outdoor environment in old age
M Rantakokko, S Iwarsson… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between barriers in the outdoor environment and
perceived quality of life (QoL) in old age and to assess whether fear of moving outdoors and …
perceived quality of life (QoL) in old age and to assess whether fear of moving outdoors and …
Fear of moving outdoors and development of outdoor walking difficulty in older people
M Rantakokko, M Mänty, S Iwarsson… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To study which individual characteristics and environmental factors correlate
with fear of moving outdoors and whether fear of moving outdoors predicts development of …
with fear of moving outdoors and whether fear of moving outdoors predicts development of …
Direct and indirect associations between the built environment and leisure and utilitarian walking in older women
PJ Troped, K Tamura, MH McDonough… - Annals of behavioral …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background The built environment predicts walking in older adults, but the degree to which
associations between the objective built environment and walking for different purposes are …
associations between the objective built environment and walking for different purposes are …
How often and how far do frail elderly people need to go outdoors to maintain functional capacity?
H Shimada, T Ishizaki, M Kato, A Morimoto… - Archives of gerontology …, 2010 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the frequency of going
outdoors into the life-space and functional impairment in community-living frail elderly …
outdoors into the life-space and functional impairment in community-living frail elderly …
Associations between environmental characteristics and life-space mobility in community-dwelling older people
Objective: To examine the association between perceived environmental barriers to and
facilitators for outdoor mobility with life-space among older people. Methods: Community …
facilitators for outdoor mobility with life-space among older people. Methods: Community …
Trajectories of outdoor mobility in vulnerable community-dwelling elderly: the role of individual and environmental factors
Objective: Outdoor mobility is critical for healthy aging, yet little is known about the factors
influencing mobility in the frail elderly. We investigated the role of individual and community …
influencing mobility in the frail elderly. We investigated the role of individual and community …
Perceived environmental barriers to outdoor mobility and feelings of loneliness among community-dwelling older people
M Rantakokko, S Iwarsson, S Vahaluoto… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. We examined the association between perceived environmental barriers to
outdoor mobility and loneliness among community-dwelling older people. In addition, we …
outdoor mobility and loneliness among community-dwelling older people. In addition, we …
Unmet physical activity need in old age
M Rantakokko, S Iwarsson… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To examine which individual and environmental factors correlate with unmet
physical activity need in old age and predict development of unmet physical activity need …
physical activity need in old age and predict development of unmet physical activity need …
Association between physical performance and sense of autonomy in outdoor activities and lifespace mobility in communitydwelling older people
Objectives To study the relationship between physical performance and sense of autonomy
in outdoor activities with lifespace mobility—the spatial area a person purposefully moves …
in outdoor activities with lifespace mobility—the spatial area a person purposefully moves …
Perceived barriers to walking in the neighborhood environment: a survey of middle-aged and older adults
J Dawson, M Hillsdon, I Boller… - Journal of Aging and …, 2007 - journals.humankinetics.com
The authors investigated whether low levels of walking among older adults in the UK were
associated with demographic and health characteristics, as well as perceived environmental …
associated with demographic and health characteristics, as well as perceived environmental …