ArticlePreventive medicine2017
Preserving older adults' routine outdoor activities in contrasting neighborhood environments through a physical activity intervention.
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The LIFE Study - Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Community-based interventions to support aging in place and functional independence in older adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of neighborhood built environment on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- The association between the built environment and intervention-facilitated physical activity: a narrative systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- Neighbourhood walkability and physical activity: moderating role of a physical activity intervention in overweight and obese older adults with metabolic syndrome.Age and ageing · 2021Trial
- Changes in activity spaces, life spaces, and exposures to physical activity-promoting environments among women with overweight or obesity.Health & place · 2025Article
- Interventions to improve outdoor mobility among people living with disabilities: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Review
- Neighborhood Walkability, Walking Difficulties, and Participation in Leisure Activities Among Older People: A Cross-Sectional Study and 4-Year Follow-Up of a Subsample.Journal of aging and health · 2024Article
- Examining Place-Based Neighborhood Factors in a Multisite Peer-Led Healthy Lifestyle Effectiveness Trial for People with Serious Mental Illness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Does the neighborhood built environment moderate the effectiveness of a weight-loss intervention for mothers with overweight or obesity? Findings from the Healthy Eating and Active Living Taught at Home (HEALTH) study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
- When physical activity meets the physical environment: precision health insights from the intersection.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2021Review
- Using Walk-Along Interviews to Identify Environmental Factors Influencing Older Adults' Out-of-Home Behaviors in a High-Rise, High-Density Neighborhood.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Does the built environment influence the effectiveness of behavioral weight management interventions?Preventive medicine · 2019Article
- Translating Urban Walkability Initiatives for Older Adults in Rural and Under-Resourced Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Testing of the Function Focused Environment Assessment and the Function Focused Policy Assessment in Assisted Living.Journal of housing for the elderly · 2019Article
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Abstract
While neighborhood design can potentially influence routine outdoor physical activities (PA), little is known concerning its effects on such activities among older adults attempting to increase their PA levels. We evaluated the effects of living in neighborhoods differing in compactness on changes in routine outdoor activities (e.g., walking, gardening, yard work) among older adults at increased mobility disability risk participating in the LIFE-Pilot PA trial (2003-07; ages 70-89years; from Dallas, TX, San Francisco Bay area, Pittsburgh, PA, and Winston-Salem, NC). Analyses were conducted on the 400 LIFE-Pilot participants randomized to a one-year endurance-plus-strengthening PA intervention or health education control that completed one-year PA assessment (CHAMPS questionnaire). Outcomes of interest were exercise and leisure walking, walking for errands, and moderate-intensity gardening. Neighborhood compactness was assessed objectively using geographic information systems via a subsequent grant (2008-12). PA increased weekly exercise and leisure walking relative to control, irrespective of neighborhood compactness. However, walking for errands decreased significantly more in PA relative to control (net mean [SD] difference=16.2min/week [7.7], p=0.037), particularly among those living in less compact neighborhoods (net mean [SD] difference=29.8 [10.8] minutes/week, p=0.006). PA participants living in less compact neighborhoods maintained or increased participation in gardening and yard work to a greater extent than controls (net mean [SD] difference=29.3 [10.8] minutes/week, p=0.007). The results indicate that formal targeting of active transport as an adjunct to structured PA programs may be important to diminish potential compensatory responses in functionally impaired older adults. Structured endurance-plus-strengthening PA may help older adults maintain or increase such routine activities over time.
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