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重视。本研究采用横断面邮件调查的方法，对年龄在65 ~ 74岁的老年人进行了环境属性与身体活动的关系调查。结果表明，步行时间与环境属性（包括获得锻炼设施、社会环境和审美）存在关联。关联模式因性别和体育活动类型而异。此外，研究结果也显示出与以往研究中使用的青壮年样本不同的关联模式。本研究结果提示干预环境属性对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.