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Neighbourhood built environment and physical function among mid-to-older aged adults: A systematic review

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2018
  • Year Published
    2019
  • Quality Rating
    6/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (14); Australia (1); Brazil (1); Finland (1); Germany (1); Ireland (1); Japan (1); Netherlands (1); Sweden (1); UK (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    USA (14); Australia (1); Brazil (1); Finland (1); Germany (1); Ireland (1); Japan (1); Netherlands (1); Sweden (1); UK (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    Community
    System
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Infrastructure
    Urban planning
    Transportation
    Public transportation
    Safety - Pedestrian
    Recreation
    Promotion of recreation
    Public spaces
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
    9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
    11. Sustainable cities and communities
  • Social system topic(s)
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Rachele JN, Sugiyama T, Davies S, Loh VHY, Turrell G, Carver A, et al. Neighbourhood built environment and physical function among mid-to-older aged adults: A systematic review. Health & Place. 2019;58:e102137.
  • DOI
    10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.05.015

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