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Article: An in-depth pilot study on patterns, destinations, and purposes of walking in Hong Kong older adults

TitleAn in-depth pilot study on patterns, destinations, and purposes of walking in Hong Kong older adults
Authors
KeywordsElderly
Neighborhood
Recreation
Transport
Walking
Issue Date2015
PublisherHuman Kinetics. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.humankinetics.com/japa
Citation
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 2015, v. 23 n. 1, p. 144-152 How to Cite?
AbstractWalking is a suitable activity for older adults and has physical and mental health benefits. To devise interventions that impact levels of walking it is necessary to first understand the purposes for which people walk and the destinations to which they walk. Using a 7-day diary and accelerometry, this study investigated destinations and purposes of walking in older adult residents of an ultra-dense Asian city. Participants reported an average of 17.1 walking trips per week and total weekly accelerometer/diary determined trip walking time averaged 735 min per week; much higher than reported for older adults in non-Asian settings. The most common destinations were within the neighborhood: parks and streets for recreation walking and shops and eating places for transport-related walking. Errands and eating were the most common purposes for transportation trips. The study results can help inform urban design to encourage walking.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/201079
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 1.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.509
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DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorBarnett, A-
dc.contributor.authorCerin, E-
dc.contributor.authorCheung, MC-
dc.contributor.authorChan, WM-
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-21T07:13:02Z-
dc.date.available2014-08-21T07:13:02Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Aging and Physical Activity, 2015, v. 23 n. 1, p. 144-152-
dc.identifier.issn1063-8652-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/201079-
dc.description.abstractWalking is a suitable activity for older adults and has physical and mental health benefits. To devise interventions that impact levels of walking it is necessary to first understand the purposes for which people walk and the destinations to which they walk. Using a 7-day diary and accelerometry, this study investigated destinations and purposes of walking in older adult residents of an ultra-dense Asian city. Participants reported an average of 17.1 walking trips per week and total weekly accelerometer/diary determined trip walking time averaged 735 min per week; much higher than reported for older adults in non-Asian settings. The most common destinations were within the neighborhood: parks and streets for recreation walking and shops and eating places for transport-related walking. Errands and eating were the most common purposes for transportation trips. The study results can help inform urban design to encourage walking.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherHuman Kinetics. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.humankinetics.com/japa-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Aging and Physical Activity-
dc.rightsAs accepted for publication-
dc.subjectElderly-
dc.subjectNeighborhood-
dc.subjectRecreation-
dc.subjectTransport-
dc.subjectWalking-
dc.titleAn in-depth pilot study on patterns, destinations, and purposes of walking in Hong Kong older adults-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailCerin, E: ecerin@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityCerin, E=rp00890-
dc.identifier.doi10.1123/japa.2013-0026-
dc.identifier.pmid24589509-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84920279985-
dc.identifier.hkuros233197-
dc.identifier.volume23-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.spage144-
dc.identifier.epage152-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000347762700019-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl1063-8652-

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