Temperature and rain moderate the effect of neighborhood walkability on walking time for seniors in Barcelona
Delclòs Alió, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia)
Marquet Sardà, Oriol (Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal))
Vich, Guillem (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia)
Schipperijn, Jasper (University of Southern Denmark. Department of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics)
Zhang, Kai (University of Texas School of Public Health. Department of Epidemiology)
Maciejewska, Monika Wiktoria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia)
Miralles-Guasch, Carme 1961- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)

Data:	2020
Resum:	Walking is the most accessible form for seniors to engage in daily light or moderate physical activity. Walking activity depends on both individual and environmental factors, the latter including how walkable a given setting is. Recent papers have pointed at the relevance of also considering meteorological conditions in relation to the walking behavior of older adults. This paper explores the combined effect of neighborhood walkability, temperature and rain on daily walking time among seniors residing in Barcelona. Daily walking time was extracted from 7-day GPS (Global Positioning System) devices and accelerometer data of 227 seniors residing in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region (Spain). Temperature and rain data were extracted from official governmental weather stations. Mixed-effects linear regression models were adjusted to test the combined association between weather and walkability on daily walking time. Neighborhood walkability is positively associated with walking time among seniors, while rain generally deters it. Additionally, this study demonstrates that temperature and rain modify the effect of residential walkability on senior walking activity: low temperatures are particularly associated with lower walking activity among those residing in low walkable areas, while the presence of rain presents a negative association with walking time in high walkable environments. The combined effect of walkability and weather should be considered both in design actions that aim at improving walking infrastructure and also in prevention programs aimed at encouraging daily walking among seniors.
Nota:	Altres ajuts: Fundació "la Caixa" ID 100010434
Nota:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Physical activity ; Walking ; Walkability ; Weather ; Seniors ; Accelerometer ; GPS ; Barcelona
Publicat a:	International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 17, Issue 1 (January 2020) , art. 14, ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17010014
PMID: 31861363

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