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Aging and the built environment: is mobility constrained for institutionalized older adults?

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  • Gonçalo Santinha
  • Jan Wolf
  • Catarina Costa

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This article analyzes the relation between the location and the surrounding built environment of residential care facilities for older adults and their users’ mobility. For this, interviews were carried out in 14 residential care facilities in Portugal to understand the degree to which users leave the facilities walking, and what their main motivation and perceived barriers are. In locu observations to assess the walkability of the surrounding environment and to map the services and amenities at a 400 m and 800 m radius were also conducted. It was found that many older adults leave the facilities on foot and that their main motivation to do so was to access a specific service. These findings stress the importance of the broader location of these facilities and, in particular, the proximity to primary services, as fundamental components of an active lifestyle in institutionalized older adults and their integration in the neighborhood.

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  • Gonçalo Santinha & Jan Wolf & Catarina Costa, 2020. "Aging and the built environment: is mobility constrained for institutionalized older adults?," Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(4), pages 431-447, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjouxx:v:13:y:2020:i:4:p:431-447
    DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2020.1753226
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    1. Kaniz Fatima & Sara Moridpour & Tayebeh Saghapour, 2022. "Measuring Neighbourhood Walking Access for Older Adults," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-21, October.
    2. Marlene Rosager Lund Pedersen & Thomas Viskum Gjelstrup Bredahl & Karsten Elmose-Østerlund & Anne Faber Hansen, 2022. "Motives and Barriers Related to Physical Activity within Different Types of Built Environments: Implications for Health Promotion," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-12, July.
    3. Meng Tian & Lei Yuan & Renzhong Guo & Yongsheng Wu & Xiaojian Liu, 2022. "Evaluations of Spatial Accessibility and Equity of Multi-Tiered Medical System: A Case Study of Shenzhen, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-18, March.

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