Examining the importance of built and natural environment factors in predicting self-rated health in older adults: an extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) approach

Y Chen, X Zhang, G Grekousis, Y Huang, F Hua… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Previous studies indicate that natural and built environment factors significantly influence
health outcomes in older adults. However, most cross-sectional studies exploring the impact …

Non-linear effects of the built environment and social environment on bus use among older adults in china: An application of the xgboost model

L Wang, C Zhao, X Liu, X Chen, C Li, T Wang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Global aging has raised increasing concerns on the health and well-being of older adults.
Public transport is a viable option to improve the mobility and quality of life among older …

The influence and prediction of built environment on the subjective well-being of the elderly based on random forest: Evidence from Guangzhou, China

Y Zhang, H Luo, J Xie, X Meng, C Ye - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aging and urbanization significantly impact the physical and mental well-being of the elderly
population. Empirical investigations have highlighted the contribution of the built …

Nonlinear associations of the built environment with cycling frequency among older adults in Zhongshan, China

W Wang, Y Zhang, C Zhao, X Liu, X Chen, C Li… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The health and welfare of older adults have raised increasing attention due to global aging.
Cycling is a physical activity and mode of transportation to enhance the mobility and quality …

The influence of living conditions on self-rated health: evidence from China

J Gu, X Ming - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite growing attention to living conditions as a social determinant of health, few studies
have focused on its diverse impacts on self-rated health. Using data from the China Family …

Sustainable built environment for facilitating public health of older adults: Evidence from Hong Kong

S Chen, Z Bao, J Chen, L Yang… - Sustainable …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In response to the United Nations' call to build a sustainable and age‐friendly society, older
adults' public health, normally measured by functional capacity, has been of increasing …

Assessing the impact of the built environment on healthy aging: A gender-oriented Hong Kong study

S Chen, Z Bao, V Lou - Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2022 - Elsevier
The built environment is widely perceived as crucial in promoting the public health of older
adults. Consequently, recent years have seen substantial efforts to explore linear …

Impacts of the perception of physical environments and the actual physical environments on self-rated health

Y Kim - International Journal of Urban Sciences, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A series of studies have supported the significant and positive relationships
between surrounding built environments and physical activities. In addition, it is quite clear …

Investigating the Influence of Age-Friendly Community Infrastructure Facilities on the Health of the Elderly in China

Q Chen, Z Zhang, Y Mao, R Deng, Y Shui, K Wang… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global population aging has become a continuous and irreversible trend. Most of the elderly
in China prefer “aging in place” owing to the influence of traditional concepts and social …

Built environment and self-rated health: comparing young, middle-aged, and older people in Chengdu, China

Y Lyu, A Forsyth, S Worthington - … Environments Research & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This article explores how the building-scale built environment is associated with
self-rated health, examining differences in this association among younger, middle-aged …