| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We investigated walking and bicycling distances older adults are willing to travel. Although there were some age and gender differences, older adults could select active transportation if their destinations are within 1 km for walking and 2 km for bicycling.
In a prospective study for metropolitan older adults, active transportation by walking was positively associated with numbers of neighborhood cultural facilities and train rails in neighborhood stations. However, this positive association was not observed in a cross-sectional study for rural older adults. For bicycle, both metropolitan and rural older adults were more likely to use bicycle when they lived in area with higher population density and lower land slope. Additionally, rural older adults who lived in inaccessible area to a train station more frequently used bicycle.
In this project, we conducted both cross-sectional and prospective studies. Our findings contribute for promoting physical activity in older adults.
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