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000000764 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/M4WD3XKZ
000000764 037__ $$aETD
000000764 245__ $$aNeighborhood built environment and trajectory of lower extremity function among older women
000000764 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University
000000764 269__ $$a2012
000000764 336__ $$aDissertation
000000764 502__ $$bPh.D.
000000764 520__ $$aLower-extremity functional decline predicts disability in older adults, and neighborhood environments may influence this trajectory through physical activity. This 12-year cohort study examined associations between objectively measured neighborhood walkability and gait speed among 1,256 older women in Portland, Oregon. Using latent growth models, baseline walkability was not linked to initial gait speed or its decline. However, increases in walkability—greater street connectivity, land-use mix, and transit access—were significantly associated with slower gait speed decline (b = .024, p = .020). No associations were found for park proximity. Findings suggest improving walkability may help preserve mobility and reduce disability risk.
000000764 540__ $$fCC BY
000000764 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner
000000764 650__ $$aResidence Characteristics$$025341
000000764 650__ $$aEnvironment Design$$018488
000000764 650__ $$aLower Extremity$$034620
000000764 650__ $$aGait$$019340
000000764 650__ $$aWomen$$027986
000000764 650__ $$aAged$$014351
000000764 650__ $$aLeg$$021364
000000764 650__ $$aEnvironment and Public Health$$018487
000000764 650__ $$aAging$$014358
000000764 650__ $$aExercise$$028419
000000764 650__ $$aCohort Studies$$028327
000000764 650__ $$aWalking Speed$$012095
000000764 691__ $$aSchool of Nursing$$041370
000000764 7001_ $$aNagel, Corey$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000000764 7201_ $$aMessecar, Deborah$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354$$7Personal$$eChair
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000000764 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:764$$pstudent-work
000000764 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations