Barriers, Facilitators and Opportunities to Promote Walking in Middle and Older-Aged Adults

Alison O'Meara; Heather Kilbride; James Grace; Laura Maye; Paul Holloway; Rosane Mingham; Jason Chan; Anna O'Reilly Trace; Annalisa Setti

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckae114.043

Barriers, Facilitators and Opportunities to Promote Walking in Middle and Older-Aged Adults

Alison O'Meara
, Heather Kilbride
, James Grace
, Laura Maye
, Paul Holloway
, Rosane Mingham
, Jason Chan
, Anna O'Reilly Trace
, Annalisa Setti

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Abstract

Physical activity is a key factor in preventing dementia (Livingston et al., 2020) and reducing the risk of other non-communicable diseases (Ding et al., 2016). Almost 50% of middle-aged Irish people do not meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity; people still use functional walking limitedly and the car is a preferred means of transport (Healthy Ireland, 2019; National Household Travel Survey, 2022). The aim of this study was to capture perceptions of the barriers, facilitators and potential solutions to promote walking across different stakeholders, aiming to increase walking in middle-older age.

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Journal	European Journal of Public Health
Volume	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae114.043
Publication status	Published - 26 Sept 2024

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Gerontology
Psychology
Medicine

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Barriers, Facilitators and Opportunities to Promote Walking in Middle and Older-Aged Adults

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