Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people's walking

Analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society)

Bibliographic Data

ID4596642
AuthorsJonathan R Olsen (0000-0002-5356-8615, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, corresponding author), Elise Whitley (0000-0002-0297-9078, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit), E Long (0000-0003-1512-4471, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit), Benjamin P Rigby (0000-0002-6997-5194, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit), Laura Macdonald (0000-0002-0593-8079, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit), Grace O Dibben (0000-0002-7254-5187, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit), Victoria J Palmer (0000-0002-1060-9990, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit), Michaela Benzeval (0000-0002-0372-2098, Institute for Social and Economic Research), Kirstin R Mitchell (0000-0002-4409-6601, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit), M Mccann (0000-0002-6100-1416, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit), Mary Elizabeth Anderson (0000-0003-0958-9942, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit), Martin Anderson (0000-0001-8390-1688), Meigan Thomson (0000-0002-2171-9159, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit), Lindsey Moore (0000-0003-2182-823X, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit), Laurence Moore, Sharon Anne Simpson (0000-0002-6219-1768, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit)
Year2024
Volume358
Pages117083
Publication date2024-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083
PMID39226800
OpenAlexW4400142933
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited39

Past engagement in physical activity and walking for pleasure are strong predictors of walking behaviour in older people, underscoring the importance of implementing and sustaining walking interventions across the lifespan to ensure continued engagement in later years and the associated health benefits. However, poor health significantly impedes walking in this demographic, emphasising the need for interventions that offer both physical assistance and social support to promote this activity

Socioeconomics · Sociology · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Gerontology

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