TY - JOUR
T1 - Neighborhood resources associated with active travel in older adults—A cohort study in six European Countries
T2 - A cohort study in six European Countries
AU - Portegijs, Erja
AU - Timmermans, Erik J.
AU - Castell, Maria V.
AU - Dennison, Elaine M.
AU - Herbolsheimer, Florian
AU - Limongi, Federica
AU - van der Pas, Suzan
AU - Schaap, Laura A.
AU - van Schoor, Natasja
AU - Deeg, Dorly J. H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Human Kinetics, Inc. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Objectives: To study associations between perceived neighborhood resources and time spent by older adults in active travel. Methods: Respondents in six European countries, aged 65–85 years, reported on the perceived presence of neighborhood resources (parks, places to sit, public transportation, and facilities) with response options “a lot,” “some,” and “not at all.” Daily active travel time (total minutes of transport-related walking and cycling) was self-reported at the baseline (n = 2,695) and 12–18 months later (n = 2,189). Results: Reporting a lot of any of the separate resources (range B’s = 0.19–0.29) and some or a lot for all four resources (B = 0.22, 95% confidence interval [0.09, 0.35]) was associated with longer active travel time than reporting none or fewer resources. Associations remained over the follow-up, but the changes in travel time were similar, regardless of the neighborhood resources. Discussion: Perceiving multiple neighborhood resources may support older adults’ active travel. Potential interventions, for example, the provision of new resources or increasing awareness of existing resources, require further study.
AB - Objectives: To study associations between perceived neighborhood resources and time spent by older adults in active travel. Methods: Respondents in six European countries, aged 65–85 years, reported on the perceived presence of neighborhood resources (parks, places to sit, public transportation, and facilities) with response options “a lot,” “some,” and “not at all.” Daily active travel time (total minutes of transport-related walking and cycling) was self-reported at the baseline (n = 2,695) and 12–18 months later (n = 2,189). Results: Reporting a lot of any of the separate resources (range B’s = 0.19–0.29) and some or a lot for all four resources (B = 0.22, 95% confidence interval [0.09, 0.35]) was associated with longer active travel time than reporting none or fewer resources. Associations remained over the follow-up, but the changes in travel time were similar, regardless of the neighborhood resources. Discussion: Perceiving multiple neighborhood resources may support older adults’ active travel. Potential interventions, for example, the provision of new resources or increasing awareness of existing resources, require further study.
KW - Active transport
KW - Built environment
KW - Mobility
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1123/JAPA.2019-0267
DO - https://doi.org/10.1123/JAPA.2019-0267
M3 - Article
C2 - 32580163
SN - 1063-8652
VL - 28
SP - 920
EP - 933
JO - Journal of aging and physical activity
JF - Journal of aging and physical activity
IS - 6
ER -