Charter Papers
An urban environment enabling older adults to keep walking
Suggestions for guidelines | Lucia Martincigh, Universita degli Studi Roma Tre
Summary: Defining guidelines and recommendations for devising and carrying out policies and implementations appropriate to fulfil the goal of keeping senior citizens mobile, and in particular of designing an agreeable walking environment also for them. ... More
Anecdotes from the Edge
A Random Walk Through the Suburbs | Robert Lane, Regional Plan Association
Summary: Observations on urban planning and walkability ... More
Are all walking audits equivalent?
A comparison of three walking audits in a Montreal neighbourhood | Anne Pelletier, Sophie Paquin, Amelie Chartrand
Summary: Compares results obtained from 3 different walking audit tools to find out if any provide a reliable diagnostic for modifications to the built environment. ... More
Are Pedestrians Invisible in the Planning Process? Copenhagen as a Case Study.
Lars Gemzoe
Summary: Vehicular traffic is very visible in the planning process. One of the reasons is that there is always plenty of data on the problems of car traffic but what about the pedestrians and their needs? ... More
Are pedometers useful motivational tools for increasing walking in sedentary adults?
Graham Baker, BSc (Hons): University of Strathclyde, Professor Nanette Mutrie, DPE, M.Ed, PhD, FBASES: University of Strathclyde
Summary: Walking helps people achieve the recommended accumulation of 30 minutes moderate activity daily. It is accessible to both genders, young and old, and is capable of overcoming many barriers such as time or expense. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of pedometers, in conjunction with goal setting programmes (designed to accumulate 30 minutes of walking at least 5 days of the week), in providing motivation for walking. The study used the transtheoretical model of behaviour change (TTM) as a framework for behaviour change. Seventy-one participants (54 women and 17 men, aged 42 to 11 years; range 18 to 61 years) wore a sealed pedometer for 7 days to establish baseline step counts. Participants were randomly assigned to; pedometer intervention (n=23, pedometer open for feedback plus 4-week goal setting programme in steps), minutes goal setting intervention (n=24, 4-week goal setting programme in minutes) or control group (n=24, no action for 4 weeks). Questionnaires based on the 4 components of the TTM (self-efficacy, decisional balance, process of change, stage of change) and a 7-day recall of physical activity (PA) were completed at baseline and week 4. A one-way ANOVA was performed between the groups for step-count at baseline, week 4 and step-count difference (week 4 minus baseline). No significant difference was found between the groups at baseline in terms of step-count. However at week 4 (p=0.044) and for step-count difference (p=0.000) significant differences were found. A one sample t-test identified that the pedometer intervention group significantly increased step count from baseline to week 4 (mean increase of 20,186 steps, p<0.001). Both other groups displayed no significant difference. 1-sample Wilcoxon tests showed both the pedometer intervention group (p=0.012) and minutes goal setting group (p=0.002) significantly increased their total 7-day recall of PA. The control group reported no significant difference. For all groups (at baseline and at week 4), the processes of self-liberation and self re-evaluation received the highest frequency of use scores. Wilcoxon analysis found the minutes goal setting group significantly increased their use of counter conditioning (p=0.022), while the control group significantly increased their use of stimulus control (p=0.007). 69% of participants considered themselves inactive at baseline, ... More
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