ArticleBMJ open2020
Factors associated with going outdoors frequently: a cross-sectional study among Swiss community-dwelling older adults.
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- Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Which Real-World Accelerometry Measures Are Robust? A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Association between the frequency of going outdoors by life space and incident disability among older adults.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2025Article
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- Older people's experience of the partial lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Examining the factors associated with community ambulation in an older adult day hospital population.European geriatric medicine · 2022Observational
- Association between Frequency of Going Out and Psychological Condition among Community-Dwelling Older Adults after the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Increased anxiety about falls and walking ability among community-dwelling Japanese older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2021Article
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- Factors Associated With Outdoor Frequency Among U.S. Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries: A Cross-Sectional Study.Research in gerontological nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examines potential risk and protective factors associated with going outdoors frequently among older persons, and whether these factors vary according to physical limitations.
designCross-sectional analysis. SETTING AND
participantsCommunity-dwelling participants of the Lausanne cohort Lc65+ in 2016, aged 68-82 years (n=3419).
methodsAssociations between going outdoors frequently and physical limitations, sociodemographic, health, psychological and social variables were examined using logistic regression models. Subgroup analyses were performed according to the severity of physical limitations.
main outcome measures'Going outdoors frequently' was defined as going out ≥5 days/week and not spending most of the time sitting or lying down.
resultsThree in four (73.9%) participants reported going outdoors frequently. Limitations in climbing stairs (adjusted OR (AdjOR) 0.61, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.80) and walking (AdjOR 0.24, 95% CI 0.18 to 0.31), as well as depressive symptoms (AdjOR 0.58, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.70), dyspnoea (AdjOR 0.60, 95% CI 0.48 to 0.75), age (AdjOR
conclusionPhysical limitations are associated with decreased odds of going outdoors frequently. However, social characteristics appear to mitigate this association, even among older persons with severe limitations. Further studies are needed to determine causality and help guide interventions to promote going outdoors as an important component of active ageing.
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