Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/93230
Title: | Associations among perceived walkability of neighborhood environment, walking time, and functional mobility by older adults : an exploratory investigation | Authors: | Lui, CKL Wong, TWL |
Issue Date: | Sep-2022 | Source: | Ageing international, Sept 2022, v. 47, no. 3, p. 477-490 | Abstract: | This study explored the associations between the perceived walkability of neighborhood environment, walking time, and functional mobility by community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong SAR, China. Seventy community-dwelling older adults (Mean age = 78.00 ± 7.40 years) participated in this study. Their perceived walkability of neighborhood environment was evaluated by the Chinese abbreviated version of Neighborhood Environment Walkability Survey (NEWS-A) and their walking time within a week was self-reported. The 10-Meter Walk Test and Tinetti Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) were used to assess the functional mobility of the participants, regarding their gait speed, balance, and gait performance, respectively. Results suggest that the perceived walkability of neighborhood environment (Aesthetics subscale) positively associated with the gait speed (rs =.35, p =.003), scores of the POMA-Balance (rs =.389, p =.001) and POMA-Gait (rs =.343, p =.004). This exploratory analysis augmented our contemporary understanding that older adults who could walk faster and with better balance and gait performance are associated with more positive perceived walkability of their neighborhood environment. It provides useful insight that could inform future high-impact investigations. | Keywords: | Balance Gait Neighborhood environment Older adults Perceived walkability |
Publisher: | Springer | Journal: | Ageing international | ISSN: | 0163-5158 | EISSN: | 1936-606X | DOI: | 10.1007/s12126-021-09449-3 | Rights: | © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021 This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use (https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/policies/accepted-manuscript-terms), but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-021-09449-3 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Article |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wong_Associations_Among_Perceived.pdf | Pre-Published version | 592.55 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Page views
42
Last Week
0
0
Last month
Citations as of May 5, 2024
Downloads
26
Citations as of May 5, 2024
SCOPUSTM
Citations
2
Citations as of Apr 26, 2024
WEB OF SCIENCETM
Citations
2
Citations as of May 2, 2024
Google ScholarTM
Check
Altmetric
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.