作者
Merja Rantakokko, Susanne Iwarsson, Satu Vahaluoto, Erja Portegijs, Anne Viljanen, Taina Rantanen
发表日期
2014/12/1
期刊
Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biomedical Sciences and Medical Sciences
卷号
69
期号
12
页码范围
1562-1568
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Background
We examined the association between perceived environmental barriers to outdoor mobility and loneliness among community-dwelling older people. In addition, we studied whether walking difficulties and autonomy in participation outdoors affected this association.
Methods
Cross-sectional analyses of face-to-face home interview data with 848 people aged 75–90 years (mean age: 80.1 years; 62% women) gathered within the “Life-Space Mobility in Old Age” (LISPE) project. Self-reports of loneliness, environmental barriers to outdoor mobility, and difficulties in walking 2 km were obtained with structured questionnaires. Autonomy in participation outdoors was assessed with the “Impact on Participation and Autonomy” questionnaire.
Results
Altogether, 28% of participants reported experiencing loneliness sometimes or often. These participants …
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