ArticleJournal of aging and physical activity2017
Exploring the Objective and Perceived Environmental Attributes of Older Adults' Neighborhood Walking Routes: A Mixed Methods Analysis.
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- Developing a hierarchical priority framework for therapeutic landscapes in age-friendly community parks: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Exploring the complex associations between community public spaces and healthy aging: an explainable analysis using catboost and SHAP.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Designing Mobile Health Applications to Support Walking for Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Environmental barriers matter from the early stages of functional decline among older adults in France.PloS one · 2022Article
- Intersection of Health Informatics Tools and Community Engagement in Health-Related Research to Reduce Health Inequities: Scoping Review.Journal of participatory medicine · 2021Article
- Older Public Housing Tenants' Capabilities for Physical Activity Described Using Walk-Along Interviews in Montreal, Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Harnessing Citizen Science to Assess and Improve Utilization of Metropolitan Parks: the Park Activity, Recreation, and Community Study (PARCS) in St. Louis, MO.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2021Article
- Exploring University Age-Friendliness Using Collaborative Citizen Science.The Gerontologist · 2020Article
- Employing Participatory Citizen Science Methods to Promote Age-Friendly Environments Worldwide.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Enhancing safe routes to school programs through community-engaged citizen science: two pilot investigations in lower density areas of Santa Clara County, California, USA.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Talking the Walk: Perceptions of Neighborhood Characteristics from Users of Open Streets Programs in Latin America and the USA.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2018Article
- FEAST: Empowering Community Residents to Use Technology to Assess and Advocate for Healthy Food Environments.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
Walking is a central form of physical activity among older adults that is associated with the physical environment at various scales. This mixed-methods study employs a concurrent nested design to explore objective and perceived environmental characteristics of older adults' local walking routes. This was achieved by integrating quantitative Geographic Information System (GIS) data with qualitative data obtained using the Stanford Discovery Tool (DT). Fifty-nine community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults (14 men and 45 women aged 50+) were recruited in a snowball approach through community centers in the city of Haifa (Israel). Four neighborhood environment themes were identified: pedestrian infrastructure, access to destinations, aesthetics, and environmental quality. Both geometrical traits (i.e., distance, slope) and urban features (i.e., land-uses, greenery) of the route may impact the experience of walking. The findings thus highlight the importance of micro-scale environmental elements in shaping environmental perceptions, which may consequently influence the choice of being active.
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