Environmental Features Supporting Non-transportation Walking in Older Dwellers in a Hilly Neighbourhood
Environmental Features Supporting Non-transportation Walking in Older Dwellers in a Hilly Neighbourhood
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DOI：
10.1093/geroni/igab046.2355
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发表时间：
2021-12-17
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7
通讯作者：
Okata J
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作者：
Nitanai R;Ogino R;Umemoto D;Goto J;Okata J
步行是基本的交通方式；然而，它也被视为一种娱乐和体育活动。对于老年人来说，非交通工具步行（NTW）对于保持身体健康是必要的；因此，无论地形如何，生活在有利于新界西的环境中对于老龄化社区来说至关重要。本案例研究探讨了生活在日本山区社区的老年人支持 NTW 的物理环境的特征。我们对 23 名老年参与者进行了半结构化访谈，其中 6 名七十多岁，13 名八十多岁，4 名九十多岁。我们调查了他们一周的郊游目的地和路线，以及他们对步行的看法。随后，我们分析了新界西的选址及其选址的理由。因此，根据步行位置确定了四组人：在1公里半径区域内行走的人（N = 6），在区域外行走的人（N = 8），在区域内外行走的人（N = 3），以及不行走的人（N = 6）。此外，每个群体对新界西地区土地利用相关的物理环境有不同的期望，这是由他们的动机和物理条件决定的。这意味着有必要确定目标并为目标采取适当的环境方法，以在丘陵住宅区的老年人中推广NTW，例如通过为区域内和区域外步行群体安装休息点来提高舒适度和连通性。
Walking is the basic mode of transportation; however, it is also considered as a recreational and physical activity. For elderly people, non-transportation walking (NTW) is necessary to maintain a good health; thus, irrespective of topography, living in an environment conducive to NTW is essential for the ageing community. This case study explores the features of the physical environment supporting NTW in older people, living in a hilly Japanese neighbourhood. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 23 older participants, with 6 being in their seventies, 13 in their eighties, and 4 in their nineties. We investigated the destinations and routes of their outings for a week, as well as their perception of walkability. Thereafter, we analysed the location of the NTW and the rationale behind the location choice. Consequently, four groups of people were identified based on their walking location: those who walked within a 1 km radius zone (N=6), those who walked outside the zone (N=8), those who walked both within and outside the zone (N=3), and those who did not walk (N=6). Moreover, each group had varied expectations regarding the physical environment, which is determined by their motivations and physical conditions, relating to the land use of the location of NTW. This implies the necessity of target identification and a suitable environmental approach for the target to promote NTW among older people in a hilly residential neighbourhood, such as improving comfort and connectedness by installing rest spots for the within-and-outside the zone walking group.