Project

The physical environment and older adults' physical activity: expeirments using photographs on the conscious and unconscious choice of where to be physically activity

Acronym

3F032712

Code

3F032714W

Duration

01 January 2014 → 30 October 2016

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Benedicte Deforche

Fellow

Jelle Van Cauwenberg

Research disciplines

Medical and health sciences
- Gerontology and geriatrics
- Gerontology and geriatrics
- Public health care
- Public health sciences
- Public health services
- Nursing
- Gerontology and geriatrics

Keywords

physical activity older adults physical environment

Project description

This project aims to: (1) explore environmental influences on walking in older adults, (2) identify key environment characteristics related to walking and (3) investigate the causal effects of changes in these key characteristics related to walking. These studies are based upon novel methods using go-along interviews, (manipulation of) photographs and choice tasks.