Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to clarify the changes in going out, social behavior, and feeling positive emotions of older adults using the Green Slow Mobility.
Methods: A total of 599 older adults aged 65 years or older who responded to a questionnaire survey before and after the implementation of the Green Slow Mobility between October and December 2021 in two cities and three communities were included in the analysis. Changes in going out, social behavior, and positive emotions were compared between the Green Slow Mobility user group and non-user group. After imputing missing data by multiple imputations, modified poisson regression was conducted to obtain the cumulative incidence ratio, 95% Confidence Interval, and P-value. P-value was corrected by the Bonferroni method (Significance level: P=0.0042).
Results: The use of Green Slow Mobility was associated with a greater subjective increase in going out, social behavior, and feeling positive emotions than non-use.
Conclusion: The implementation of the Green Slow Mobility not only provides transportation but also may have a psychosocial and social factor association. The Green Slow Mobility may play a role as a “moving” community gathering place and may be related to health.
