The association between the number of parks near home and levels of physical activity among community-dwelling older adults: A longitudinal study

《The association between the number of parks near home and levels of physical activity among community-dwelling older adults: A longitudinal study》

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作者: Louise Poppe;Benedicte Deforche;Jelle Van Cauwenberg;Ruben Brondeel;Lieze Mertens;Nico Van de Weghe;Sien Benoit;Jenny Veitch;Delfien Van Dyck

作者单位: Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium;Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;Department of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia;Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium;Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;Department of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

摘要: IntroductionResearch investigating the association between park availability and older adults' physical activity levels using objective methods is scarce and mainly cross-sectional. This study examined the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the number of parks near home and levels of physical activity among older adults.