TY - JOUR
T1 - Neighborhood Environment and Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior Among Older Adults
T2 - A Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Chang, Shao Hsi
AU - Rutherford, Ru
AU - Hsueh, Ming Chun
AU - Yu, Yi Chien
AU - Park, Jong Hwan
AU - Wang, Sendo
AU - Liao, Yung
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by MOST 108-2410-H-003-117 (S-HC), MOST 106-2410-H-003-144-MY2 (M-CH), and MOST 107-2410-H-003-117-MY2 (YL) through a personal grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan. The Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan was not involved in the study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and writing of the manuscript. This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (NRF-2017R1C1B5017549). This research was financially supported by the Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Startups (MSS), Korea, under the Regional Specialized Industry Development Plus Program (R&D, Project number) supervised by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT).
Funding Information:
Funding. This work was supported byMOST 108-2410-H-003-117 (S-HC), MOST 106-2410-H-003-144-MY2 (M-CH), and MOST 107- 2410-H-003-117-MY2 (YL) through a personal grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan. The Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan was not involved in the study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and writing of the manuscript. This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (NRF-2017R1C1B5017549). This research was financially supported by the Ministry of Small and Mediumsized Enterprises (SMEs) and Startups (MSS), Korea, under the Regional Specialized Industry Development Plus Program (R&D, Project number) supervised by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT).
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2021 Chang, Rutherford, Hsueh, Yu, Park, Wang and Liao.
PY - 2021/1/12
Y1 - 2021/1/12
N2 - Background: We examined the relationships between objectively assessed neighborhood environment and the patterns of sedentary behavior among older adults. Methods: A total of 126 community-dwelling older adults (aged 65 years or above) were recruited. Data on neighborhood environmental attributes (resident density, street intersection density, sidewalk availability, accessible destinations, and accessible public transportation), accelerometer-assessed total time and patterns of sedentary behavior (number and duration of bouts), and sociodemographic characteristics were collected. Multiple linear regression models were developed. Results: After adjustment for potential confounders, greater sidewalk availability was negatively related to the number of sedentary bouts (β = −0.185; 95% CI: −0.362, 0.015; p = 0.034) and sedentary bout duration (β = −0.180; 95% CI: −0.354, −0.011; p = 0.037). Conclusions: This study revealed that a favorable neighborhood environment characterized by sidewalk availability is negatively associated with sedentary behavior patterns in Taiwanese older adults. These findings are critical to inform environmental policy initiatives to prevent sedentary lifestyle in older adults.
AB - Background: We examined the relationships between objectively assessed neighborhood environment and the patterns of sedentary behavior among older adults. Methods: A total of 126 community-dwelling older adults (aged 65 years or above) were recruited. Data on neighborhood environmental attributes (resident density, street intersection density, sidewalk availability, accessible destinations, and accessible public transportation), accelerometer-assessed total time and patterns of sedentary behavior (number and duration of bouts), and sociodemographic characteristics were collected. Multiple linear regression models were developed. Results: After adjustment for potential confounders, greater sidewalk availability was negatively related to the number of sedentary bouts (β = −0.185; 95% CI: −0.362, 0.015; p = 0.034) and sedentary bout duration (β = −0.180; 95% CI: −0.354, −0.011; p = 0.037). Conclusions: This study revealed that a favorable neighborhood environment characterized by sidewalk availability is negatively associated with sedentary behavior patterns in Taiwanese older adults. These findings are critical to inform environmental policy initiatives to prevent sedentary lifestyle in older adults.
KW - accelerometer
KW - environment
KW - sedentary behavior pattern
KW - urban older adults
KW - walkability
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U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2020.552198
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2020.552198
M3 - Article
C2 - 33511095
AN - SCOPUS:85100033956
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 8
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 552198
ER -
