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Crossing the Gap: Older Adults Do Not Create Less Challenging Stepping Stone Configurations Than Young Adults.
Jeschke, Amy M; de Lange, Annemieke M M; Withagen, Rob; Caljouw, Simone R.
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  • Jeschke AM; Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
  • de Lange AMM; Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
  • Withagen R; Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
  • Caljouw SR; Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Front Psychol ; 11: 1657, 2020.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32754098
BACKGROUND: Despite the known health benefits of physical activity, the number of older adults exercising regularly remains low in many countries. There is a demand for public open space interventions that can safely train balance, muscular strength, and cardiovascular fitness. In this participatory design study, older adults and young adults were to create their own stepping stones configurations. We provided them with six stepping stones, and examined the gap widths that each group of participants created and how they used the configurations. RESULTS: The created absolute gap distances by the older adults were smaller than those of the younger adults. Yet, the amount of challenge (in terms of the created gap widths relative to a person's estimated stepping capability) did not significantly differ between the young and older adults. Furthermore, both groups created non-standardized stepping stone configurations in which the number of different gap widths did not significantly differ between the young and older adults. Interestingly, while using their personalized design, older adults made significantly more gap crossings than younger adults over a given timespan. This finding tentatively suggests that personalized design invites physical activity in older adults. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrated that older adults are not more conservative in designing their own stepping stone configuration than young adults. Especially in light of the public health concern to increase physical activity in seniors, this is a promising outcome. However, field tests are needed to establish whether the older adults' stepping stones designs also invite physical activity in their daily environment.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Front Psychol Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Países Bajos Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Front Psychol Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Países Bajos Pais de publicación: Suiza