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Road traffic noise, noise sensitivity, noise annoyance, psychological and physical health and mortality

Background: Both physical and psychological health outcomes have been associated with exposure to environmental noise. Noise sensitivity could have the…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Environment-person interactions enabling walking in later life

Traditionally, theory suggests the ageing individual is strongly influenced by the environment and has difficulties in overcoming distance and space.…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Older people’s experiences of using tactile paving

Tactile paving has been designed in response to the needs of vision-impaired pedestrians to be independent, mobile, confident and safe…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Prioritising transport barriers and enablers to mobility in later life: A case study from Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom

Introduction: There are many barriers to mobility for older people which are detrimental to older people's health and wellbeing. This…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Individual characteristics associated with active travel in low and high income groups in the UK

Active travel (AT) has gained increasing attention as a way of addressing low levels of physical activity. However, little is…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Older people’s experiences of everyday travel in the urban environment: A thematic synthesis of qualitative studies in the United Kingdom

Compared to younger age groups, older people spend more time in their locality and rely more heavily on its pedestrian…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Assistive Robotic Technologies for Next-Generation Smart Wheelchairs: Codesign and Modularity to Improve Users’ Quality of Life

This article describes the robotic assistive technologies developed for users of electrically powered wheelchairs, within the framework of the European…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Road traffic noise, noise sensitivity, noise annoyance, psychological and physical health and mortality

Environment-person interactions enabling walking in later life

Older people’s experiences of using tactile paving

Prioritising transport barriers and enablers to mobility in later life: A case study from Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom

Individual characteristics associated with active travel in low and high income groups in the UK

Older people’s experiences of everyday travel in the urban environment: A thematic synthesis of qualitative studies in the United Kingdom

Similarities and differences in the determinants of trips outdoors performed by UK urban- and rural-living older adults

“It is part of belonging”: Walking groups to promote social health amongst people living with dementia

Establishing user needs for a stability assessment tool to guide wheelchair prescription

Assistive Robotic Technologies for Next-Generation Smart Wheelchairs: Codesign and Modularity to Improve Users’ Quality of Life