Psychosocial and Social Environmental Factors as Moderators in the Relation between the Objective Environment and Older Adults’ Active Transport
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15502011 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Linda Minh Phuong Nguyen (Maastricht University), Lieze Mertens (0000-0001-7144-2656, Ghent University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 2647-2647 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18052647 |
| PMID | 33808014 |
| OpenAlex | W3135594636 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
In order to develop tailored interventions aiming to encourage active transport among older adults, it is important to gain insights into the modifiable moderators affecting active transport behavior considering the neighborhood in which one lives. Therefore, this study aimed to determine which objective physical environmental factors have an impact on the active transport behavior of Belgian older adults (≥65 years old) and which psychosocial and social environmental moderators influence those relationships. Data from 503 independent living older adults who participated the Belgian Environmental Physical Activity Study in Seniors were included. Multilevel negative binominal regression models (participants nested in neighborhoods) with log link function were fitted for the analyses. Our resulted indicated that older adults living in an environment with higher residential density, higher park density, lower public transport density, and more entropy index had higher active transport levels. Furthermore, different types of neighborhood in which older adults live can lead to different moderators that are decisive for increasing older adults' active transport behavior. Therefore, based on our results some recommendations towards tailored interventions could be given to increase older adults' active transport behavior depending on the environment in which one lives
Environmental health · Multilevel model · Psychological intervention · Psychosocial · Medicine · Older Adults Driving Studies · Psychology · Traffic and Road Safety · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Gerontology
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Benefits of shift from car to active transport
Understanding Physical Activity Environmental Correlates
The development of a walkability index
Toward a comprehensive model of physical activity
Historical Origins of the Health Belief Model
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Neighborhood design and active aging
The influence of social networks and the built environment on physical inactivity
Social capital
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Older adults' perspectives on driving cessation
The importance of neighbors
Relationships between the perceived neighborhood social environment and walking for transportation among older adults
Stepping towards causation
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |