Everyday Walking Among Older Adults and the Neighborhood Built Environment: A Comparison Between Two Cities in North America.

ABSTRACT: A walkable neighborhood becomes particularly important for older adults for whom physical activity and active transportation are critical for healthy aging-in-place. For many older adults, regular walking takes place in the neighborhood and is the primary mode of mobility. This study took place in eight neighborhoods in Metro Portland (USA) and Metro Vancouver (Canada), examining older adults' walking behavior and neighborhood built environmental features. Older adults reported walking for recreation and transport in a cross-sectional telephone survey. Information on physical activity was combined with audits of 355 street segments using the Senior Walking Environmental Audit Tool-Revised (SWEAT-R). Multi-level regression models examined the relationship between built environmental charact

SUBMITTER: Herbolsheimer F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7793713 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature