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dc.contributor.authorPettigrew, Simone
dc.contributor.authorRai, Rajni
dc.contributor.authorJongenelis, Michelle I
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Ben
dc.contributor.authorBeck, Belinda
dc.contributor.authorNewton, Robert U
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-26T03:27:40Z
dc.date.available2019-09-26T03:27:40Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0733-4648
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0733464819840978
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/387772
dc.description.abstractLimited research has investigated the effect of housing type on older people’s physical activity, and the small amount of work to date has relied on self-reported activity levels. The aim of this study was to assess whether housing type is associated with objectively measured physical activity among community-dwelling older people. In total, 430 Australians aged 60 years and older completed a survey and wore an accelerometer for a week. Controlling for a range of confounding variables (age, gender, physical health, neighborhood walkability, and the density of open spaces in the local area), participants living in separate houses were found to engage in higher levels of activity compared with those living in retirement villages. In addition, those living in separate houses and apartments were significantly more likely to meet the physical activity guideline of 150+ min/week compared with those living in retirement villages.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto15
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Applied Gerontology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4207
dc.subject.keywordshousing
dc.subject.keywordsolder people
dc.subject.keywordsphysical activity
dc.subject.keywordsseniors
dc.titleThe Potential Importance of Housing Type for Older People’s Physical Activity Levels
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPettigrew, S; Rai, R; Jongenelis, MI; Jackson, B; Beck, B; Newton, RU, The Potential Importance of Housing Type for Older People’s Physical Activity Levels, Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2019, pp. 1-15
dc.date.updated2019-09-26T03:25:16Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBeck, Belinda R.


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