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Understanding Travel Behavior and Sustainability of Current Transportation System for Older Adults in Malaysia: A Scoping Review

Nur Farhana Mohammed Noor
,
Hayati Kadir Shahar
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Tengku Aizan Hamid
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Zumilah Zainalaludin
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Siti Anom Ahmad
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Fakhrul Zaman Rokhani
,
Norsidah Ujang
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Irwan Syah Md Yusoff
,
Siti Aisyah Nor Akahbar
Version 1 : Received: 1 July 2022 / Approved: 6 July 2022 / Online: 6 July 2022 (10:12:39 CEST)

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Noor, N.F.M.; Kadir Shahar, H.; Hamid, T.A.; Zainalaludin, Z.; Ahmad, S.A.; Rokhani, F.Z.; Ujang, N.; Yusoff, I.S.M.; Akahbar, S.A.N. Understanding Travel Behavior and Sustainability of Current Transportation System for Older Adults in Malaysia: A Scoping Review. Sustainability 2022, 14, 14140. Noor, N.F.M.; Kadir Shahar, H.; Hamid, T.A.; Zainalaludin, Z.; Ahmad, S.A.; Rokhani, F.Z.; Ujang, N.; Yusoff, I.S.M.; Akahbar, S.A.N. Understanding Travel Behavior and Sustainability of Current Transportation System for Older Adults in Malaysia: A Scoping Review. Sustainability 2022, 14, 14140.

Abstract

The rapid development of transportation infrastructure in Malaysia had changed the mobility landscape of the country. While it would be a welcome advancement for many, older adults might find it difficult to keep up with their transportation uses and remain active. This study reviewed published articles on the travel behavior of older adults and its associated transportation determinants to explore how sustainable the transportation system is for this vulnerable cohort. Four databases were searched: PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, and EBSCOhost. Inclusion criteria were older respondents, living in a community in Malaysia, addressing any travel behavior characteristics and written in English language. Review paper, letters, book citations, comments, editorials, and experimental and animal studies were excluded from this study. All in all, this review included seven studies extending from the year 2007 to 2020. The result showed that transportation use of older adults had shifted from relying on public transports to driving their own vehicle to move around. According to the finding of this study, besides personal and health factors, transport use of older adults was affected mainly by cost, public transport availability, road traffic and safety, the complexity of the transportation system, distance to public transit, availability of parking space, road condition and signage. It is concluded that an effective strategy to improve the transportation system is lauded to prevent unmet travel needs among the older adults in Malaysia.

Keywords

elderly study; mobility; transportation; scoping review

Subject

Social Sciences, Transportation

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