Associations between Perceived Neighborhood Walkability and Walking Time, Wellbeing, and Loneliness in Community-Dwelling Older Chinese People in Hong Kong
| Autor: | Kevin Ka-Lun Lau, Ruby Yu, Jean Woo, Osbert Cheung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Gerontology Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Health Behavior lcsh:Medicine physical activity Poison control Walking Occupational safety and health Healthy Aging wellbeing 0302 clinical medicine Residence Characteristics happiness 030212 general & internal medicine media_common Aged 80 and over Loneliness Middle Aged walking time Walkability Hong Kong Female Independent Living medicine.symptom Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Article 03 medical and health sciences Quality of life (healthcare) Asian People perceived neighborhood walkability life satisfaction sense of purpose and meaning in life loneliness Injury prevention medicine Humans Exercise Aged lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Life satisfaction Cross-Sectional Studies Happiness Environment Design Perception human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 14; Issue 10; Pages: 1199 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 14, Iss 10, p 1199 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | This study examined the cross-sectional associations between perceived neighborhood walkability and walking time, physical activity, wellbeing, and loneliness, and examined which components of walkability were most strongly associated with better wellbeing and less loneliness in older adults. Participants were community-dwelling Chinese adults aged 60+ (n = 181). Walkability was measured using nine items selected from the Chinese version of the abbreviated Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scales (NEWS) and NEWS for Chinese Seniors. Outcomes were walking time, physical activity, wellbeing (life satisfaction, happiness, sense of purpose and meaning in life), and loneliness. The mean age of the participants was 71.7 ± 7.8 years. Walkability was positively associated with walking time (p = 0.001, p for trend |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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