Director, Postgraduate Coursework Programs (Nursing, Midwifery), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Nov 28;15(12):2685. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15122685.
Physical activity, primarily comprised of walking in older adults, confers benefits for psychological health and mental well-being, functional status outcomes and social outcomes. In many communities, however, access to physical activity opportunities are limited, especially for older adults. This exploratory study engaged a small sample ( = 8) of adults aged 65 or older as citizen scientists to assess and then work to improve their communities. Using a uniquely designed mobile application (the Stanford Healthy Neighborhood Discovery Tool), participants recorded a total of 83 geocoded photos and audio narratives of physical environment features that served to help or hinder physical activity in and around their community center. In a facilitated process the citizen scientists then discussed, coded and synthesized their data. The citizen scientists then leveraged their findings to advocate with local decision-makers for specific community improvements to promote physical activity. These changes focused on: parks/playgrounds, footpaths, and traffic related safety/parking. Project results suggest that the approach can be an effective strategy for the global goals of advancing rights and increasing self-determination among older adults.
身体活动主要包括老年人的散步，对心理健康和精神健康、功能状态结果和社会结果都有好处。然而，在许多社区，老年人获得身体活动机会的机会有限。这项探索性研究让一小部分（= 8）65 岁或以上的成年人作为公民科学家参与，以评估并努力改善他们的社区。研究人员使用一个独特设计的移动应用程序（斯坦福健康社区发现工具），参与者总共记录了 83 个地理标记的照片和音频叙述，描述了社区中心及其周围环境中有助于或阻碍身体活动的物理环境特征。在一个促进讨论的过程中，公民科学家们讨论、编码和综合了他们的数据。然后，公民科学家们利用他们的发现，倡导当地决策者对特定的社区改善措施，以促进身体活动。这些变化集中在：公园/游乐场、人行道和与交通相关的安全/停车问题。项目结果表明，这种方法可以成为推进老年人权利和增加自主的全球目标的有效策略。
