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Nearby outdoor environments and seniors physical activities

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摘要 More than 60% of older Americans have sedentary lifestyles and are recommended more physical activities for health benefit. Nearby outdoor environments on residential sites may impact older inhabitants＇ physical activities there （defined as walking, gardening, yard work, and other outdoor physical activities on residential sites）. This study surveyed 110 assisted-living residents in Houston, Texas, regarding their previous residential sites before moving to a retirement community and physical activities there. Twelve environmental features were studied under four categories （typology, motivators, function, and safety）. Based on data availability, a subset of 57 sample sites was analyzed in Geographic Information Systems. Hierarchical linear modeling was applied to estimate physical activities as a function of the environments. Higher levels of physical activity were found to be positively related with four environmental features （transitional-areas, connecting-paths, walk-ability, and less paving）. More than 60% of older Americans have sedentary lifestyles and are recommended more physical activities for health benefit. Nearby outdoor environments on residential sites may impact older inhabitants＇ physical activities there （defined as walking, gardening, yard work, and other outdoor physical activities on residential sites）. This study surveyed 110 assisted-living residents in Houston, Texas, regarding their previous residential sites before moving to a retirement community and physical activities there. Twelve environmental features were studied under four categories （typology, motivators, function, and safety）. Based on data availability, a subset of 57 sample sites was analyzed in Geographic Information Systems. Hierarchical linear modeling was applied to estimate physical activities as a function of the environments. Higher levels of physical activity were found to be positively related with four environmental features （transitional-areas, connecting-paths, walk-ability, and less paving）.

作者 Zhe Wang

机构地区 School of Civil Engineering and Architecture

出处《Frontiers of Architectural Research》 CSCD 2014年第3期265-270,共6页 建筑学研究前沿（英文版）

关键词 Physical activity Residentiat site Environments Otder adults Survey Geographic Informa-tion Systems Physical activity Residentiat site Environments Otder adults Survey Geographic Informa-tion Systems

分类号 TU-023 [建筑科学—建筑理论] G807.4 [文化科学—体育训练]

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