ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Temperature and Rain Moderate the Effect of Neighborhood Walkability on Walking Time for Seniors in Barcelona.
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- Objectively measuring the association between the built environment and physical activity: a systematic review and reporting framework.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
- Pedestrian behavior among Chinese seniors: Insights from factor analysis and structural equation modeling.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Association between Weather and Self-Monitored Steps in Individuals with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Sweden over Two Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The relationship of weather with daily physical activity and the time spent out of home in older adults from Germany - the ActiFE study.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 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
- Associations between meteorological factors and emergency department visits for unintentional falls during Ontario winters.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2021Article
- Change in walking steps and association with built environments during the COVID-19 state of emergency: A longitudinal comparison with the first half of 2019 in Yokohama, Japan.Health & place · 2021Article
- Seasons, weather, and device-measured movement behaviors: a scoping review from 2006 to 2020.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Article
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Abstract
Walking is the most accessible form for seniors to engage in daily light or moderate physical activity. Walking activity depends on both individual and environmental factors, the latter including how walkable a given setting is. Recent papers have pointed at the relevance of also considering meteorological conditions in relation to the walking behavior of older adults. This paper explores the combined effect of neighborhood walkability, temperature and rain on daily walking time among seniors residing in Barcelona. Daily walking time was extracted from 7-day GPS (Global Positioning System) devices and accelerometer data of 227 seniors residing in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region (Spain). Temperature and rain data were extracted from official governmental weather stations. Mixed-effects linear regression models were adjusted to test the combined association between weather and walkability on daily walking time. Neighborhood walkability is positively associated with walking time among seniors, while rain generally deters it. Additionally, this study demonstrates that temperature and rain modify the effect of residential walkability on senior walking activity: low temperatures are particularly associated with lower walking activity among those residing in low walkable areas, while the presence of rain presents a negative association with walking time in high walkable environments. The combined effect of walkability and weather should be considered both in design actions that aim at improving walking infrastructure and also in prevention programs aimed at encouraging daily walking among seniors.
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