Site and neighborhood environments for walking among older adults. Academic Article

abstract

• Walking has significant health and mobility benefits for older adults. Previous environment-walking studies have focused on neighborhood environments, overlooking proximate site-level characteristics. This study examines both the neighborhood and site-level environments. A survey was conducted with 114 older adults from five assisted-living facilities in Houston, TX. A subset of 61 participants' environments was examined using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Multivariate analyses identified positive correlates of walking at the site level including yard landscaping and corner-lots, and neighborhood-level correlates including walking destinations, safety from crime, and sidewalks. Both site-level and neighborhood environmental supports appear important in promoting walking among older adults.

authors

• Lee, Chanam

published proceedings

• Health Place

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Wang, Z., & Lee, C.

citation count

• 70

complete list of authors

• Wang, Zhe||Lee, Chanam

publication date

• January 2010

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Health and Place  Journal

keywords

• Aged
• Aged, 80 And Over
• Environment Design
• Female
• Geographic Information Systems
• Health Surveys
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Residence Characteristics
• Texas
• Walking

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.08.015

start page

• 1268

end page

• 1279

volume

• 16

issue

• 6

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.healthplace.2010.08.015