Park proximity and all-day and time-specific physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults
Our findings suggest that favourable access to parks within 800m of older adults' residences is associated with more physical activity and less sedentary time, particularly during the afternoon and evening. Future longitudinal studies are required to corroborate these associations.
Authors
- Yung Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4401-8275)
- Chin‐Yi Fang
- Ting‐Fu Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4794-1583)
- Chien‐Yu Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5263-8730)
- Ming‐Chun Hsueh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6723-9487)
Institutions
- National Taiwan Normal University (TW)
- Waseda University (JP)
- China Medical University (TW)
- University of Taipei (TW)
- Pusan National University Hospital (KR)
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (TW)
- Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05527-8
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.73
Funders
- National Taiwan Normal University