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Effects of e-biking on older adults’ biking and walking frequencies, health, functionality and life space area: A prospective observational study

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  • Van Cauwenberg, Jelle
  • Schepers, Paul
  • Deforche, Benedicte
  • de Geus, Bas

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The current prospective observational study among Flemish and Dutch older adults aimed to examine the effects of starting to e-bike on total and conventional biking frequencies, walking for transport, self-rated health, functionality and life space area. We observed a large increase in total biking frequency among those who started e-biking, while frequencies decreased in those who did e-bike at both time points, did not e-bike at both time points and stopped e-biking. Conventional biking frequencies decreased in all groups. No effects were observed on walking for transport, self-rated health and life space area. Functionality tended to decrease in all groups, except among those who stopped e-biking for whom no change in functionality was observed. In conclusion, e-bikes offer older adults a possibility to increase their biking levels and potentially extend their life on a bike. Future studies should use objective measures of biking volume and intensity, health and life space area and confirm whether current findings are generalizable to other regions.

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  • Van Cauwenberg, Jelle & Schepers, Paul & Deforche, Benedicte & de Geus, Bas, 2022. "Effects of e-biking on older adults’ biking and walking frequencies, health, functionality and life space area: A prospective observational study," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 156(C), pages 227-236.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:156:y:2022:i:c:p:227-236
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2021.12.006
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