Neighborhood built environments and health in later life: a literature review

J Finlay, AC Westrick, V Guzman… - Journal of aging and …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This literature review aims to assess the current state of the field linking
neighborhood environments to later-life health and wellbeing. Methods: We used electronic …

Age-friendly neighbourhood environment, functional abilities and life satisfaction: A longitudinal analysis of older adults in urban China

Z Pan, Y Liu, Y Liu, Z Huo, W Han - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction of age-friendly neighbourhoods is a priority for practice and policy to
promote active ageing and increase life satisfaction for older adults. However, there has …

Contextual factors influencing the urban mobility infrastructure interventions and policies for older adults in low-and middle-income countries: a realist review

DS Patil, A Bailey, UN Yadav, S George, M Helbich… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Transportation is among the key aspects that influence active ageing. This realist review
intends to understand the mechanisms of urban mobility infrastructure interventions and …

Examining the nonlinear relationship between neighborhood environment and residents' health

J Xu, J Ma, S Tao - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Although numerous studies have revealed linear associations between the urban
environment and health, the nonlinear effects of subjective and objective neighborhood …

Barriers and facilitators for adopting a healthy lifestyle in a multi-ethnic population: A qualitative study

M Subramaniam, F Devi, PV AshaRani, Y Zhang… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
A healthy lifestyle is defined as 'a way of living that lowers the risk of being seriously ill or
dying early.'Although barriers and facilitators of healthy lifestyles have been well-studied …

Influence of the built environment on social capital and physical activity in Singapore: A structural equation modelling analysis

RM Mepparambath, DTT Le, J Oon, J Song… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Social well-being and public health have been prominent issues in develo** a liveable
city, especially in the unique urban context of densely populated Singapore, posing …

Incorporating networks in semantic understanding of streetscapes: Contextualising active mobility decisions

W Yap, JH Chang, F Biljecki - Environment and Planning B …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Planning for active mobility satisfies many fundamental tenets of good urban design and
planning. However, planning for active mobility is a complex endeavour due to numerous …

Neighbourhood physical environment, intrinsic capacity, and 4-year late-life functional ability trajectories of low-income Chinese older population: A longitudinal study …

S Lu, Y Liu, Y Guo, HC Ho, Y Song, W Cheng… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Knowledge of how intrinsic capacity (IC) and neighbourhood physical
environment shape functional ability (FA) trajectories in later life remains understudied. We …

Associations between neighborhood environments and health status among Chinese older people during the pandemic: Exploring mediation effects of physical …

J Liu, C Yin, B Sun - Journal of Transport & Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Improving neighborhood environments for healthy aging has attracted much
attention. However, few studies have investigated the associations between multi …

[HTML][HTML] Non-linear effects of the built environment and social environment on bus use among older adults in china: An application of the xgboost model

L Wang, C Zhao, X Liu, X Chen, C Li, T Wang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Global aging has raised increasing concerns on the health and well-being of older adults.
Public transport is a viable option to improve the mobility and quality of life among older …