Association of neighborhood environments with physical activity, trip and social participation among older adults

社区环境作为身体活动的决定因素越来越受到关注。本研究以1921名65-74岁的老年人为研究对象，通过邮寄问卷调查，探讨环境因素与体力活动的关系。结果显示，步行时间与环境属性，包括获得运动设施，社会环境和美学的关联。关联模式因性别和体力活动类型而异。此外，结果显示了不同的模式的协会从以前的研究使用年轻到中年的成年人样本。这项研究的结果表明，干预的环境属性，促进老年人健康的重要性。

There are increasing attentions to neighborhood environment as physical activity determinants. This study examined the association between environmental attributes and physical activity among older adults (age : 65-74 years, N=1921) by cross sectional mail survey. The results showed the association of walking time with environmental attributes including access to exercise facilities, social environment and aesthetics. Patterns of associations differed by gender and type of physical activity. Also the results showed different patterns of associations from previous studies using young to middle aged adult sample. Results of this study suggest the importance of intervening environmental attributes for health promotion among older adults.