The relationship between the built environment and habitual levels of physical activity in South African older adults: a pilot study

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dc.contributor.authorKolbe-Alexander, Tracyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPacheco, Kylaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTomaz, Simoneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKarpul, Daviden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Estelleen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T08:51:15Z
dc.date.available2015-12-07T08:51:15Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that the built environment plays a role in habitual levels of physical activity (PA), however much of this research has been conducted in adults and higher income countries. The aim of this pilot study was to examine the strength of association between the built environment and PA in South African older adults. METHODS: Participants were recruited (n=44, mean age 65+/-8.5years) from two suburbs, representing either a high socioeconomic (HSA) or low socioeconomic area (LSA). Self-reported PA, and subjective assessments of neighborhood walkability (Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale, NEWS) was measured. Participants wore Actigraph GT3x accelerometers to objectively quantify PA. RESULTS: HSA participants reported significantly more leisure-time and less transport PA. Objectively measured and self-reported MVPA was significantly higher in HSA participants. NEWS 'Land-use Mix' was negatively associated with leisure-time MVPA, (r2=0.20; p<0.02). In addition, neighborhood aesthetics was positively associated with leisure-time physical activity (r2=0.33; p=0.02). 'Safety from traffic' was inversely associated with travel-related PA (r2=0.14, p=0.01). None of the other NEWS scores were associated with PA for the total group. CONCLUSION: Leisure-time and transport-related PA was influenced by socio-economic status. Attributes of the perceived built environment associated with leisure-time and total MVPA in older South Africa adults were different in low- and high- income settings.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKolbe-Alexander, T., Pacheco, K., Tomaz, S., Karpul, D., & Lambert, E. (2015). The relationship between the built environment and habitual levels of physical activity in South African older adults: a pilot study. <i>BMC Public Health</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15641en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKolbe-Alexander, Tracy, Kyla Pacheco, Simone Tomaz, David Karpul, and Estelle Lambert "The relationship between the built environment and habitual levels of physical activity in South African older adults: a pilot study." <i>BMC Public Health</i> (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15641en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKolbe-Alexander, T. L., Pacheco, K., Tomaz, S. A., Karpul, D., & Lambert, E. V. (2015). The relationship between the built environment and habitual levels of physical activity in South African older adults: a pilot study. BMC Public Health, 15(1), 518.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy AU - Pacheco, Kyla AU - Tomaz, Simone AU - Karpul, David AU - Lambert, Estelle AB - BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that the built environment plays a role in habitual levels of physical activity (PA), however much of this research has been conducted in adults and higher income countries. The aim of this pilot study was to examine the strength of association between the built environment and PA in South African older adults. METHODS: Participants were recruited (n=44, mean age 65+/-8.5years) from two suburbs, representing either a high socioeconomic (HSA) or low socioeconomic area (LSA). Self-reported PA, and subjective assessments of neighborhood walkability (Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale, NEWS) was measured. Participants wore Actigraph GT3x accelerometers to objectively quantify PA. RESULTS: HSA participants reported significantly more leisure-time and less transport PA. Objectively measured and self-reported MVPA was significantly higher in HSA participants. NEWS 'Land-use Mix' was negatively associated with leisure-time MVPA, (r2=0.20; p<0.02). In addition, neighborhood aesthetics was positively associated with leisure-time physical activity (r2=0.33; p=0.02). 'Safety from traffic' was inversely associated with travel-related PA (r2=0.14, p=0.01). None of the other NEWS scores were associated with PA for the total group. CONCLUSION: Leisure-time and transport-related PA was influenced by socio-economic status. Attributes of the perceived built environment associated with leisure-time and total MVPA in older South Africa adults were different in low- and high- income settings. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/s12889-015-1853-8 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - BMC Public Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - The relationship between the built environment and habitual levels of physical activity in South African older adults: a pilot study TI - The relationship between the built environment and habitual levels of physical activity in South African older adults: a pilot study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15641 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15641
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1853-8
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKolbe-Alexander T, Pacheco K, Tomaz S, Karpul D, Lambert E. The relationship between the built environment and habitual levels of physical activity in South African older adults: a pilot study. BMC Public Health. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15641.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Human Biologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.holder2015 Kolbe-Alexander et al.; licensee BioMed Central.en_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_ZA
dc.sourceBMC Public Healthen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpublichealth/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherBuilt environmenten_ZA
dc.subject.otherPhysical activityen_ZA
dc.subject.otherOlder adultsen_ZA
dc.titleThe relationship between the built environment and habitual levels of physical activity in South African older adults: a pilot studyen_ZA
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