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The influence of walkability on broader mobility for Canadian middle aged and older adults: An examination of Walk Score(Tm) and the Mobility Over Varied Environments Scale (MOVES)
Preventive medicine, v 95, pp S60-S67
01 Feb 2017
PMID: 27702639
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Abstract
Neighborhood built environments may play an important role in shaping mobility and subsequent health outcomes. However, little work includes broadermobility considerations such as cognitive ability to bemobile, social connectionswith community, or transportation choices. Weused a population-based sample of Canadian middle aged and older adults (aged 45 and older) from the Canadian Community Health Survey-Healthy Aging (CCHSHA, 2008- 2009) to create a holistic mobility measure: Mobility over Varied Environments Scale (MOVES). Data fromCCHS-HA respondents fromBritish Columbia withMOVESwere linkedwith StreetSmartWalk Score T data by postal code (n= 2046). Mean MOVES was estimated across sociodemographic and health characteristics. Linear regression, adjusted for relevant covariates, was used to estimate the association between Street SmartWalk Score T and theMOVES. The mean MOVES was 30.67 ( 95% confidence interval (CI) 30.36, 30.99), 5th percentile 23.27 (CI 22.16, 24.38) and 95th percentile was 36.93 (CI 35.98, 37.87). MOVES was higher for those who were younger, married, higher socioeconomic status, and had better health. In unadjusted models, for every 10 point increase in Street SmartWalk Score T, MOVES increased 4.84 points (CI 4.52, 5.15). However, results attenuated after adjustment for sociodemographic covariates: each 10 point increase in Street Smart Walk Score T was associated with a 0.10(CI 0.00, 0.20) point increase in MOVES. The modest but important link we observed between walkability and mobility highlights the implication of neighborhood design on the health of middle aged and older adults. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- The influence of walkability on broader mobility for Canadian middle aged and older adults: An examination of Walk Score(Tm) and the Mobility Over Varied Environments Scale (MOVES)
- Creators
- Jana A. Hirsch - University of British ColumbiaMeghan Winters - Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Canada.Philippa J. Clarke - University of Michigan–Ann ArborNathalie Ste-Marie - Simon Fraser UniversityHeather A. McKay - University of British Columbia
- Publication Details
- Preventive medicine, v 95, pp S60-S67
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC); Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) P2CHD050924 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) 138295 / Institute of Aging (IA) CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (IGH); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) P30HD005798 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH &HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI); Canada Foundation for Innovation Statistics Canada Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) T32 HD007168; R24 HD050924 / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000397302400008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85005965303
- Other Identifier
- 991019205714004721
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