マツモト ヤスオ   Matsumoto Yasuo
  松本 安生
   所属   神奈川大学  人間科学部 人間科学科
    神奈川大学大学院  人間科学研究科 人間科学専攻(地域社会学分野 演習担当教員)
   職種   教授
言語種別 英語
発行・発表の年月 2022/05
形態種別 学術雑誌
査読 査読あり
標題 Association of Neighborhood Environment and Physical Activity of the Middle Aged and Elderly during the COVID-19 Pandemic
執筆形態 共著
掲載誌名 Journal of Environmental Information Science
掲載区分国内
巻・号・頁 2021(2),pp.89-94
担当区分 筆頭著者
著者・共著者 Yasuo MATSUMOTO, Makoto HIRAI
概要 This study analyzed the association between neighborhood environment and physical activities (such as exercise and walking) among middle-aged and elderly participants, aged 45~74 years, residing in Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama prefectures in Japan in April 2021, when the second state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was lifted. It was found that seeing people being active in the neighborhood was related to physical activity. In addition, among people aged 65~74 years, attractive scenery in the vicinity was related to physical activity. Alternatively, no statistically significant relationship was apparent between physical activity and the presence of good access to public transport. The findings of this study not only provide information for preventing secondary harm to health due to infectious diseases, but also provide important suggestions for post-COVID community development.