@article{ref1,
title="Social network moderators of the association between Ghanaian older adults' neighbourhood walkability and social activity",
journal="Health promotion international",
year="2021",
author="Asiamah, Nestor and Conduah, Andrew Kweku and Eduafo, Richard",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study examined the moderating influences of active social networks (ASN), sedentary social networks (SSN) and ASN lost on the relationship between neighbourhood walkability and social activity in community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years or more in Accra, Ghana. A total of 863 individuals participated after G*Power 3.1 was utilized to calculate the minimum sample size. We analysed the data with Pearson's correlation test and hierarchical linear regression models. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to select the ultimate confounding variables. The study found a positive influence of neighbourhood walkability on social activity after the covariate adjustment (β = 0.18; t = 5.2; p = 0.000). The positive influence of neighbourhood walkability on social activity was significantly reduced by ASN lost and SSN. ASN did not have a significant moderating influence on the primary relationship. The study concludes that the positive influence of walkable neighbourhoods on social activity decreases as SSN and ASN lost increase.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0957-4824",
doi="10.1093/heapro/daaa156",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa156"
}