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dc.contributor.authorKälkäinen, Salla
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-17T17:57:28Z
dc.date.available2011-12-17T17:57:28Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.otheroai:jykdok.linneanet.fi:1191015
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/37100
dc.description.abstractWith increasing age, people become less physically active, partly due to increased vulnerability to environmental demands. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between perceived barriers in the outdoor environment and walking activity among older adults. These analyses form part of the Screening and Counseling for Physical Activity and Mobility project (SCAMOB). The study design was cross-sectional. The participants were 75-81-year-old, able to walk independently outdoors, not highly physically active and were living in the center of Jyväskylä (N=632, 159 men, 473 women). Walking activity and environmental barriers were assessed with self-reports. An indicator of environmental press was created by calculating the number of barriers. Data were analyzed with chi-square and t-tests and logistic regression analysis. Majority reported having no barriers, women reporting more barriers than men. Among men (OR 3.04, 95% CI 1.09-8.48) not walking outdoors at all was more common among those who reported two or more environmental barriers. Adjustment for self-rated health attenuated the association. In women, a parallel but non-significant association was found. Perceived environmental barriers correlate with limited walking activity among urban community-living ambulatory older adults. Future studies should investigate underlying reasons for gender difference.
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dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subject.otherolder people
dc.subject.otherphysical activity
dc.subject.otherwalking
dc.subject.otheroutdoor environment
dc.titleThe association between perceived environmental barriers and walking activity among older adults
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-2011121711815
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.ontasotPro gradu -tutkielmafi
dc.type.ontasotMaster’s thesisen
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaLiikuntatieteellinen tiedekuntafi
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaFaculty of Sport and Health Sciencesen
dc.contributor.laitosTerveystieteiden laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Health Sciencesen
dc.contributor.yliopistoUniversity of Jyväskyläen
dc.contributor.yliopistoJyväskylän yliopistofi
dc.contributor.oppiaineGerontologia ja kansanterveysfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineGerontology and Public Healthen
dc.date.updated2011-12-17T17:57:28Z
dc.rights.accesslevelopenAccessfi
dc.type.publicationmasterThesis
dc.contributor.oppiainekoodi50423
dc.subject.ysovanhukset
dc.subject.ysofyysinen aktiivisuus
dc.subject.ysokävely
dc.format.contentfulltext
dc.type.okmG2


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