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. 2025 Dec 4;26:109. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-25849-5

Table 3.

Synthesis of environmental factors linked to mobility and social participation in older adults

Environment Mobility Social participation
Chapter 1: Product* and technology
e120: Products and technology for personal indoor and outdoor mobility and transportation
Mobility assistive device + [60]
e125: Products and technology for communication
Communication technology + [84] + [52], + [80]
e140: Products and technology for culture, recreation and sport
Community gardens + [55], + [70], + [81] + [52], + [55], + [70]
e150: Desing, construction and building products and technology of buildings for public use
Signage + [53], + [67], + [81], + [82] + [82]
Insufficient signage - [55], - [56] - [55]
Parking + [69]
Limited parking - [60], - [82] - [72]
Seating + [52], + [55], + [56], + [58], 0 [62], + [70], + [73], + [82], + [67], + [54], + [55], + [73]
Lack of seating - [55], - [60], - [64], - [86] - [55]
Presence of universally accessible public spaces (railings, handrails, ramps) + [52], + [54] + [52]
Lack of universally accessible public spaces - [55], - [83] - [55], - [72]
Lack of washrooms facilities - [64], - [86] - [88]
Picnic tables + [62]
Water fountain + [53], + [56]
Weather shelter + [56], + [67] + [54]
e160: Products and technology of land development
Aesthetics + [54], + [55], + [56], + [58], + [61], + [70], + [76], + [86] + [54], + [55], + [82]
Bridges/overpasses connecting to services - [58], - [83]
Crossing or crosswalks + [76], + [81]
Lack of crossing or crosswalks - [69], - [88]
Good user-friendliness of the walking and cycling environment including for using scooters + [54], + [82], + [83] + [54], + [68], + [82]
Poor user-friendliness of the walking and cycling environment including for using scooters - [55], - [56], - [60] - [55], - [69]
Presence of traffic lights + [76]
Lack of traffic lights - [86]
Optimal pathways conditions, dimensions and coverage + [9], + [54], + [56], + [58], + [70], + [73], + [82] + [54], + [70], + [82]
Suboptimal pathways conditions, dimensions and coverage - [9], - [52], - [55], - [58], - [60], - [62], - [86] - [55], - [72], - [88]
Walking/cycling facilities + [9], + [70], + [73], + [83] + [64], + [73]
Rural >urban + [66]
Urban >rural + [79]
Streets connectivity + [58], + [76], + [82] + [82]
Unsafe stairs - [54], - [55], - [60] - [55]
Newly built neighborhood - [82]
Mixed land uses and services + [61], + [81] + [82]
Chapter 2: Natural environment and human-made changes to environment
e210: Physical geography
Topography physically demanding - [52], - [60], - [64], - [70], - [85]
Water bodies + [52] + [82]
e215: Population
High density of population - [58], + [61] + [57]
Low density of population 0 [82] + [54], + [77], + [82]
Heterogeneity of the population + [74] + [64]
Low neighborhood socioeconomic status + [79], - [86]
Seniors’ density + [57], + [66]
Traffic - [52], - [58], - [59], - [60], - [86] - [69], - [82], - [88]
e220 Flora and fauna
Nature and green spaces including parks + [55], + [56], + [58], + [60], - [62], + [66], + [70], + [71], + [73], + [81], - [82] + [54], + [55], + [62], - [63], + [64], + [66], + [70], + [73], - [82]
Lack of nature and green spaces including parks - [59], - [86]
e225: Climate
Poor weather conditions - [55], - [56], 0 [58], - [60], - [64], - [65], - [84], - [85] - [54], - [55]
Good weather conditions + [55], + [56], + [70] + [55]
e240: Light
Adequate streets and buildings lighting + [55], + [56], + [67], + [76] + [55]
Inadequate Streets and Buildings Lighting - [56], - [58], - [60], - [67], - [70], - [86] - [88]
e245: Time-related changes
Nighttime - [85]
e250: Sound
Absence of noise + [54]
e260: Air quality
Fresh air + [70], + [86] + [70]
Chapter 3: Support and relationships
e310: Immediate family
Support from family + [68], + [85]
e320: Friends
Support from friends + [68]
e325: Acquaintances, peers, colleagues, neighbours and community members
Social cohesion + [53], + [56], + [58], + [60], + [70], + [78], + [85] + [52], + [57], + [68], + [69], + [70], + [78], + [80], + [88]
Lack of social cohesion - [65], - [78] - [65]
Intergenerational social engagement + [64]
Social support/network + [58], + [74], + [72], 0 [84], + [85] + [68], + [69], 0 [72], + [87]
Walking partner + [56], + [58] + [54]
e345: Stranger
Crowdedness - [58], - [83], + [86]
Chapter 4: Attitudes
e445: Individual attitudes of strangers
Drivers and cyclists’ respect + [56] + [54]
Negative attitudes of people - [56], - [58] - [54], - [69]
Chapter 5: Services, systems and policies
e510: Services, systems and policies for the production of consumer goods
Proximity to recreational facilities + [52], + [54], + [55], + [70], + [83], + [85] + [54], + [55], + [68], + [77], + [82], + [83], + [88]
Access to amenities and services + [52], + [54], + [55], + [56], + [58], + [60], + [70], + [76], + [78], + [82], + [83], + [85] + [9], + [54], + [55], + [56], + [68], + [75], + [77], + [82], + [85], + [87]
Lack of amenities and services - [65], - [75] - [75], - [88]
e515 Architecture and construction services, systems and policies
Architectural features that facilitate social contacts + [83]
Lack of inclusion in deciding community infrastructure - [52]
e540: Transportation services, systems and policies
Adequate public transportation + [52], - [64], + [67], + [73], + [76], + [79], + [81], + [82], 0 [84], + [85] + [54], + [68], + [69], + [80], + [82], + [85], + [87]
Inadequate public transportation - [60], - [75], - [65], - [79], - [67] - [65], - [69], - [75], - [88]
Second-hand bicycles + [70]
Affordable public transportation + [70], - [75], + [85] + [70]
Car or driver’s licence + [73], + [75], + [79], + [85] + [9], + [69], + [85], + [87]
e545: Civil protection services, systems and policies
Graffiti - [60]
Neighborhood insecurity - [56], - [59], - [60], + [78], - [86], - [84]
Neighborhood security + [52], + [56], + [58], + [70], + [81] + [54], + [66], + [87]
e555 Associations and organizational services, systems and policies
Community-based activities for older adults + [52], + [58], + [70], 0 [84] + [52], + [54], - [68], + [70], + [72]
Places of worship + [53], + [60], + [70], + [82] + [64], + [77], + [82], + [88]
Presence of adequate gathering places + [53], + [55], + [62], + [70] + [52], + [55], + [62], + [64], + [70], + [72], + [77], + [83], + [88]
Lack of adequate gathering places - [9], - [72]

*Article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale. This definition and the chapters are based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) [31]

Attributes of the environment in italics were added to the scoping study of 2015 [11]