Older people’s experiences of mobility and mood in an urban environment: A mixed methods approach using electroencephalography (EEG) and interviews

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Tilley, Sara ^a   Neale, Chris ^b   Patuano, Agnès ^a   Cinderby, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Built environment; Electroencephalography (EEG); Mixed methods; Mobility; Mood; Older adults; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ELDERLY POPULATION; GREENSPACE; IMAGING METHOD; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOOD; NERVE POTENTIAL; SOFTWARE; SPACE; URBAN AREA; WALKING; AFFECT; AGED; COMPREHENSION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEATHER;

AFFECT; AGED; COMPREHENSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING; WEATHER;

EID: 85011967199     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14020151     Document Type: Article

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