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The study aims to explore how comfort, convenience, and aesthetics mediate the relationship between age-friendly environments and walkability outcomes for older adults.

January 18, 2026F1000ResearchOpen Access

How walkable are our cities for older adults? Mediation of comfort, convenience, and aesthetics

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ARAkshatha RaoManipal Academy of Higher Education RNRama Devi Nandineni

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Quantitative analysis explores how comfort, convenience, and aesthetics enhance walkability in older adults, suggesting improvements for urban design.

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The study aims to explore how comfort, convenience, and aesthetics mediate the relationship between age-friendly environments and walkability outcomes for older adults.
Quantitative approach using a cross-sectional design.
Survey conducted with a sample of 333 older adults through a self-administered questionnaire.
Convenience sampling technique was utilized to select participants.
Age-friendly urban design policies significantly enhance comfort, convenience, and aesthetics.
Aesthetics positively influences increased physical activity and socialization.
Comfort and convenience positively affect increased physical activity and quality of life respectively.

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Rao et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696c776ceb60fb80d1395a52 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.161627.3

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Quantitative analysis explores how comfort, convenience, and aesthetics enhance walkability in older adults, suggesting improvements for urban design.

How walkable are our cities for older adults? Mediation of comfort, convenience, and aesthetics

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How walkable are our cities for older adults? Mediation of comfort, convenience, and aesthetics

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