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ArticleHealth promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals2021

Guidance about age-friendly outdoor exercise equipment and associated strategies to maximise usability for older people.

Pazit Levinger, Maya Panisset, Helen Parker, Frances Batchelor, Marian Tye, Keith D Hill

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Article in Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. The Conceptual Development of a Multifunctional Stepladder for Older People and Caregivers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  10. Build and they will come: A follow-up evaluation of outdoor exercise equipment in Western Australia.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2022
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  12. The Use of Urban Parks by Older Adults in the Context of Perceived Security.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pazit LevingerNational Ageing Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6660-9183
Maya PanissetNational Ageing Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8353-4061
Helen ParkerDepartment of Health and Human Services Community Based Health Policy, Health and Wellbeing, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Frances BatchelorNational Ageing Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7302-7293
Marian TyeSchool of Design and Built Environment, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1211-7671
Keith D HillDepartment of Primary Care and Allied Health, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2191-0308
National Ageing Research Institute · AUCurtin University · AUDepartment of Health and Human Services · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Outdoor exercise equipment has become popular as important environmental infrastructure to provide opportunities for physical activity and social connectedness in public settings. With higher sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity reported among older people, infrastructure changes and safe environments that promote older peoples' health and mobility are required. Due to ageing-related functional decline and health conditions associated with ageing, older adults may have special physical needs that require careful consideration when choosing outdoor equipment. However, limited information is available regarding the suitability of the types of exercise equipment for older people. This commentary provides further information on the type of equipment available, its functionality and suitability for older age populations and key considerations for the decision-maker involved in selecting, installing and supporting community use of outdoor exercise equipment. Recommendations on what is required to maximise usability from a system or organisational-based approach using research evidence is also discussed. Older people are more susceptible to the negative influences of their local environment and outdoor neighbourhood conditions. Consequently, the age-friendliness and suitability of the outdoor exercise equipment characteristics, location and settings may facilitate older adults' engagement in physical and social activities.

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ExerciseSedentary BehaviorAgedHumansResidence Characteristicsageingbuilt environmentexerciselocal governmentolder peoplephysical activity

Identifiers

PMID32484939
PMCPMC8359243
OpenAlexW3030019789

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