Effects of environmental and social facilitators on physical activity among older adults: A population-based study in São Paulo, Brazil

Health and Physical Activity Outcomes in Age‐Friendly Cities and Communities: A Systematic Review of Emerging Evidence and a Future Research Agenda

The World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Network of Age‐Friendly Cities and Communities (AFCCs) promotes the development of urban environments, policies and services that support the health and participation of older adults. This systematic review examined contemporary evidence concerning associations between WHO A...

Intrinsic capacity and self-perceived health among home-dwelling older adults: The HUNT study

Highlights • Intrinsic capacity was associated with self-perceived health in community-dwelling older adults.• Locomotor capacity demonstrated the strongest association with self-perceived health.• Reduced capacity in any subdomain was associated with an increased probability of poor self-perceived health, with the ass...

The effect of increases in physical activity on oral health and function in older adults in Singapore: A longitudinal causal inference study

Highlights • Increasing physical activity lowered poor self-rated oral health in older adults.• Self-rated oral health gains plateaued beyond 450 MET-min/week of activity.• Reducing activity worsened masticatory function in a dose-response manner.• Eliminating all activity raised masticatory impairment risk by 21%.

Community-Dwelling Older Adults’ Experience With Activity Trackers: Effects of Monitoring Physical Activity

PURPOSE: To explore the experiences of low-income community-dwelling older adults with the physical, cognitive, sociocultural, and behavioral effects of physical activity measured with an activity tracker. METHOD: The current qualitative descriptive study was conducted among participants in the Physio-Feedback Exercise...

[Physical activity promotion among older adults in community settings: structures, implementation barriers and the role of political narratives].

Experiences, facilitators and barriers to perform physical activity in physically inactive young women: A qualitative study.

Sedentary lifestyle is a major global health concern, with higher prevalence among women. This highlights the importance of examining physical inactivity from a gender perspective. This qualitative study aimed to explore, the experiences, perceived barriers, and facilitators related to physical activity (PA) among phys...