ArticleEuropean journal of ageing2008
"Let's go for a walk!": identification and prioritisation of accessibility and safety measures involving elderly people in a residential area.
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- How different are objective operationalizations of walkability for older adults compared to the general population? A systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Understanding the relationships between the physical environment and physical activity in older adults: a systematic review of qualitative studies.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2014Pooled it
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- Unveiling Seniors' Perception of Mobility: Urbanization, Region, and Physical Activity.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- The Influence of Built Environment Factors on Elderly Pedestrian Road Safety in Cities: The Experience of Madrid.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Assessing and Qualifying Neighborhood Walkability for Older Adults: Construction and Initial Testing of a Multivariate Spatial Accessibility Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Hierarchy of Walking Needs and the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Preferences of seniors living in selected Baltic Sea region countries towards the use of indoor public space furniture.PloS one · 2021Article
- A Theoretical Model for Urban Walking Among People With Disabilities.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- 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
- How older people as pedestrians perceive the outdoor environment - methodological issues derived from studies in two European countries.Ageing and society · 2018Article
- The neighbourhood environment and use of neighbourhood resources in older adults with and without lower limb osteoarthritis: results from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.Clinical rheumatology · 2016Article
- Improving walking conditions for older adults. A three-step method investigation.European journal of ageing · 2015Article
- Cross-national user priorities for housing provision and accessibility--findings from the European innovAge Project.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
- How design of places promotes or inhibits mobility of older adults: realist synthesis of 20 years of research.Journal of aging and health · 2014Review
- Environmental mobility barriers and walking for errands among older people who live alone vs. with others.BMC public health · 2013Article
- Inter-rater agreement of a modified and extended Swedish version of the Frenchay Activities Index (FAI).European journal of ageing · 2013Article
- Barriers to senior citizens' outdoor mobility in Europe.European journal of ageing · 2010Article
- Older pedestrians' perceptions of the outdoor environment in a year-round perspective.European journal of ageing · 2009Article
- Understanding User Involvement in Research in Aging and Health.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
By emphasising the involvement of elderly people in a project applying a mixed-method approach, the overriding objective of this study was to identify and prioritise concrete measures aimed at increasing accessibility and safety in the outdoor pedestrian environment within a residential area of a Swedish town. Measures generally given priority were: the separation of pedestrians/cyclists, lower speed limits, better maintenance and specific measures in pedestrian walkways such as wider sidewalks, curb levels and form and more even surfaces on pavements. Definition of these priorities offered knowledge to the highway department concerning the importance of small details in relation to the larger infrastructure. The elderly people in the study district found new ways to communicate with and influence those within the community who are responsible for these matters
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