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Nature as a facilitator for physical activity : Defining relationships between the objective and perceived environment and physical activity among community-dwelling older people
Merja RantakokkoKirsi E. KeskinenTaina RantanenErja PortegijsKimmo Suomisubject
GerontologyMaleHealth (social science)ympäristömedia_common.quotation_subjectGeography Planning and DevelopmentPoison controlEnvironmentLogistic regressionSuicide preventionOccupational safety and health03 medical and health scienceswalkingmobility limitation0302 clinical medicineblue areasSurveys and QuestionnairesInjury preventionliikuntakykyHumanselinympäristögreen areas030212 general & internal medicineviheralueetta315Exercisemedia_commonAgedAged 80 and overvesistötagingPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthHuman factors and ergonomicsliikuntarajoitteet030229 sport sciencesta3142kävelyCross-Sectional StudiesikääntyminenFacilitatorFemalePerceptionIndependent LivingPsychologyhuman activitiesluonnonympäristöfyysinen aktiivisuusDiversity (politics)description
The aim was to study the correspondence between the objective and perceived environment and to assess their associations with physical activity (PA) in older people. 848 community-dwelling older people aged 75–90 were interviewed on their difficulties in walking 500 m, perceiving nature as a facilitator for outdoor mobility, and PA. The presence of water and landscape diversity were objectively assessed inside 500 m and 1000 m circular buffers around participants’ homes. Using logistic regression, participant data were analyzed together with the objectively assessed environmental features. Our results indicate that higher habitat diversity within natural areas correlates with higher PA among older people without walking difficulties and the presence of water correlates with higher PA among those with walking difficulties. peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 | Health and Place |