Engaging older adults as advocates for age-friendly, walkable communities: The Senior Change Makers Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: As the U.S. population ages, communities must adapt to help older adults thrive. Built environment features, like safe sidewalks and crosswalks, provide the foundation for age- and physical activity-friendly communities. Controlled studies are needed to evaluate advocacy training programs that instruct and support seniors to advocate for more walkable neighborhoods. The Senior Change Makers Pilot Study evaluated an advocacy program that taught seniors to evaluate pedestrian environments using the validated MAPS-Mini audit tool, identify barriers, and advocate for improvements. Participants (n = 50) were recruited from four low-income senior housing sites in San Diego, CA, which were randomly assigned to an 8-week advocacy program or physical activity (PA) comparison intervention. Evaluatio

SUBMITTER: Patch CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8442566 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature