Using Walk-Along Interviews to Identify Environmental Factors Influencing Older Adults’ Out-of-Home Behaviors in a High-Rise, High-Density Neighborhood
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year: 2019

Older adults' out-of-home behaviors (OOHBs) are critical for maintaining health and quality of life. Taking Singapore's Yuhua East as a case, this study applied a qualitative approach to explore what neighborhood environmental factors influence older adults' OOHBs. Twelve older adults were recruited for walk-along interviews through the use of purposeful convenience sampling. A content analysis was conducted using NVivo 11 via an inductive approach. Research results revealed 12 categories of env