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dc.contributor.authorProcter-Gray, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorLeveille, Suzanne G.
dc.contributor.authorHannan, Marian T.
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Jie
dc.contributor.authorKane, Kevin J.
dc.contributor.authorLi, Wenjun
dc.date2022-08-11T08:09:43.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T16:40:50Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T16:40:50Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-22
dc.date.submitted2015-09-04
dc.identifier.citationProcter-Gray E, Leveille SG, Hannan MT, Cheng J, Kane K, Li W. Variations in Community Prevalence and Determinants of Recreational and Utilitarian Walking in Older Age. J Aging Res. 2015;2015:382703. doi: 10.1155/2015/382703. Epub 2015 Aug 3. PMID: 26339507; PMCID: PMC4539071.
dc.identifier.doi10.1155/2015/382703
dc.identifier.pmid26339507
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/39763
dc.description.abstractBackground. Regular walking is critical to maintaining health in older age. We examined influences of individual and community factors on walking habits in older adults. Methods. We analyzed walking habits among participants of a prospective cohort study of 745 community-dwelling men and women, mainly aged 70 years or older. We estimated community variations in utilitarian and recreational walking, and examined whether the variations were attributable to community differences in individual and environmental factors. Results. Prevalence of recreational walking was relatively uniform while prevalence of utilitarian walking varied across the 16 communities in the study area. Both types of walking were associated with individual health and physical abilities. However, utilitarian walking was also strongly associated with several measures of neighborhood socioeconomic status and access to amenities while recreational walking was not. Conclusions. Utilitarian walking is strongly influenced by neighborhood environment, but intrinsic factors may be more important for recreational walking. Communities with the highest overall walking prevalence were those with the most utilitarian walkers. Public health promotion of regular walking should take this into account.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherHindawi
dc.rightsCopyright © 2015 Elizabeth Procter-Gray et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.subjectBehavior and Behavior Mechanisms
dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectGeriatrics
dc.subjectPreventive Medicine
dc.titleVariations in Community Prevalence and Determinants of Recreational and Utilitarian Walking in Older Age
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleJournal of Aging Research
dc.source.volume2015
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3564&context=oapubs&unstamped=1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/2560
dc.identifier.contextkey7559435
refterms.dateFOA2022-08-23T16:40:51Z
html.description.abstract<p>Background. Regular walking is critical to maintaining health in older age. We examined influences of individual and community factors on walking habits in older adults.</p> <p>Methods. We analyzed walking habits among participants of a prospective cohort study of 745 community-dwelling men and women, mainly aged 70 years or older. We estimated community variations in utilitarian and recreational walking, and examined whether the variations were attributable to community differences in individual and environmental factors.</p> <p>Results. Prevalence of recreational walking was relatively uniform while prevalence of utilitarian walking varied across the 16 communities in the study area. Both types of walking were associated with individual health and physical abilities. However, utilitarian walking was also strongly associated with several measures of neighborhood socioeconomic status and access to amenities while recreational walking was not.</p> <p>Conclusions. Utilitarian walking is strongly influenced by neighborhood environment, but intrinsic factors may be more important for recreational walking. Communities with the highest overall walking prevalence were those with the most utilitarian walkers. Public health promotion of regular walking should take this into account.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathoapubs/2560
dc.contributor.departmentPrevention Research Center
dc.contributor.departmentHealth Statistics and Geography Lab, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine
dc.source.pages382703


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Copyright © 2015 Elizabeth Procter-Gray et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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