Relationship between the physical environment and physical activity in older adults

A systematic review

• Auteurs: Jelle van Cauwenberg , Ilse de Bourdeaudhuij , Femke De Meester , Delfien van Dyck , Jo Salmon , Peter Clarys , Benedicte Deforche
• Type: Artikel in vaktijdschrift
• Taal: Nederlands
• Uitgever: Elsevier Ltd
• Collatie: Health Place. 2011 Mar;17(2):458-69.

Samenvatting

Previous reviews on children, adolescents and adults have reported consistent relationships between several physical environmental characteristics and physical activity (PA). This systematic review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the literature concerning the relationship between the physical environment and PA in older adults. A systematic literature search resulted in the inclusion of 31 articles. Results were inconsistent but most of the studied environmental characteristics were reported not to be related to PA. More studies in different contexts utilizing longitudinal designs, standardized, reliable and validated PA and environmental measurements and investigating possible moderating effects are definitely warranted.

Literatuurverwijzing: Cauwenberg, J. van, Bourdeaudhuij, I. de, Meester, F. De, Dyck, D. van, Salmon, J., Clarys, P., & Deforche, B. (2011). Relationship between the physical environment and physical activity in older adults: a systematic review.

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