Places of Active Aging (PAA)
Main funder
Funder's project number: OKM/31/626/2019,OKM/93/626/2019
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 320 000,00
Funding program
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/09/2019
Project end date: 31/08/2023
Summary
Physical activity related to daily activities other than exercise account for a large part of the total physical activity of older people. Walking activity increases when an older adult leaves the home or moves further away. Attractive destinations in the neighborhood, such as parks or shops, may draw an individual to leave home, but little is known about the spatial distribution of attractive destinations relative to the home. PAA aims to study in which environments older adults are active and whether these places share common attributes. Furthermore, primarily for Jyväskylä, a mapping strategy will be developed for identifying environmental supportiveness of active aging and applicability will be further tested in other datasets.
Principal Investigator
Other persons related to this project (JYU)
Primary responsible unit
Related publications and other outputs
- Older Adults’ Self-Reported Physical Activity and Distance to and Land Use Around Reported Physical Exercise Destinations (2023) Tuomola, Essi-Mari; et al.; A1; OA
- Self-rated resilience and mobility limitations as predictors of change in active aging during COVID-19 restrictions in Finland : a longitudinal study (2022) Siltanen, Sini; et al.; A1; OA
- Coronavirus-related health literacy and perceived restrictiveness of protective measures among community-dwelling older persons in Finland (2021) Eronen, Johanna; et al.; A1; OA
- Older adults’ activity destinations before and during COVID-19 restrictions : From a variety of activities to mostly physical exercise close to home (2021) Portegijs, Erja; et al.; A1; OA
- Associations of Environmental Features With Outdoor Physical Activity on Weekdays and Weekend Days : A Cross-Sectional Study Among Older People (2020) Keskinen, Kirsi E.; et al.; A1; OA
- Neighborhood Resources Associated With Active Travel in Older Adults : A Cohort Study in Six European Countries (2020) Portegijs, Erja; et al.; A1; OA
- Older Adults' Physical Activity and the Relevance of Distances to Neighborhood Destinations and Barriers to Outdoor Mobility (2020) Portegijs, Erja; et al.; A1; OA