The neighbourhood physical environment and active travel in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Cerin, A Nathan, J Van Cauwenberg… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Perceived and objectively-assessed aspects of the neighbourhood physical
environment have been postulated to be key contributors to regular engagement in active …

Relationships between neighbourhood physical environmental attributes and older adults' leisure-time physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Van Cauwenberg, A Nathan, A Barnett, DW Barnett… - Sports medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Activity-friendly neighbourhood physical environments with access to
recreational facilities are hypothesised to facilitate leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) …

To walk or not to walk? Examining non-linear effects of streetscape greenery on walking propensity of older adults

L Yang, Y Ao, J Ke, Y Lu, Y Liang - Journal of transport geography, 2021 - Elsevier
Population aging is a conspicuous demographic trend sha** the world profoundly.
Walking is a critical travel mode and physical activity for older adults. As such, there is a …

Generating GPS activity spaces that shed light upon the mobility habits of older adults: a descriptive analysis

JA Hirsch, M Winters, P Clarke, H McKay - International journal of health …, 2014 - Springer
Background Measuring mobility is critical for understanding neighborhood influences on
older adults' health and functioning. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) may represent an …

Effects of buffer size and shape on associations between the built environment and energy balance

P James, D Berrigan, JE Hart, JA Hipp, CM Hoehner… - Health & place, 2014 - Elsevier
Uncertainty in the relevant spatial context may drive heterogeneity in findings on the built
environment and energy balance. To estimate the effect of this uncertainty, we conducted a …

Associations of public open space attributes with active and sedentary behaviors in dense urban areas: A systematic review of observational studies

M Motomura, MJ Koohsari, CY Lin, K Ishii, A Shibata… - Health & place, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of rapid urbanization, public open spaces in dense urban areas are critical
built environment elements to support active lifestyles. Several reviews have explored the …

(Re) Designing the built environment to support physical activity: Bringing public health back into urban design and planning

MJ Koohsari, H Badland, B Giles-Corti - Cities, 2013 - Elsevier
While public health and urban planning fields worked closely to tackle communicable
disease outbreaks in the 19th century, this collaboration faded during the 20th century. Over …

Residential neighbourhood greenspace is associated with reduced risk of incident diabetes in older people: a prospective cohort study

AM Dalton, AP Jones, SJ Sharp, AJM Cooper, S Griffin… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Three cross sectional studies suggest that neighbourhood greenspace may
protect against incident diabetes. This study uses data from a longitudinal study with a large …

How many days of global positioning system (GPS) monitoring do you need to measure activity space environments in health research?

SN Zenk, SA Matthews, AN Kraft, KK Jones - Health & place, 2018 - Elsevier
This study examined the number of days of global positioning system (GPS) monitoring
needed to measure attributes of an individual's routine activity space. Multiple alternative …

[HTML][HTML] The association between neighbourhood greenspace and type 2 diabetes in a large cross-sectional study

DH Bodicoat, G O'Donovan, AM Dalton, LJ Gray… - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To investigate the relationship between neighbourhood greenspace and type 2
diabetes. Design Cross-sectional. Setting 3 diabetes screening studies conducted in …