Perceived environmental barriers to outdoor mobility and feelings of loneliness among community-dwelling older people

M Rantakokko, S Iwarsson, S Vahaluoto… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. We examined the association between perceived environmental barriers to
outdoor mobility and loneliness among community-dwelling older people. In addition, we …

Associations between environmental characteristics and life-space mobility in community-dwelling older people

M Rantakokko, S Iwarsson, E Portegijs… - Journal of aging …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To examine the association between perceived environmental barriers to and
facilitators for outdoor mobility with life-space among older people. Methods: Community …

Perceived environmental barriers to outdoor mobility and changes in sense of autonomy in participation outdoors among older people: a prospective two-year cohort …

M Rantakokko, E Portegijs, A Viljanen… - Aging & mental …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The aim was to study whether perceived environmental barriers to outdoor
mobility affect changes in sense of autonomy in participation outdoors among community …

Association between physical performance and sense of autonomy in outdoor activities and lifespace mobility in communitydwelling older people

E Portegijs, M Rantakokko, TM Mikkola… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To study the relationship between physical performance and sense of autonomy
in outdoor activities with lifespace mobility—the spatial area a person purposefully moves …

Quality of life and barriers in the urban outdoor environment in old age

M Rantakokko, S Iwarsson… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between barriers in the outdoor environment and
perceived quality of life (QoL) in old age and to assess whether fear of moving outdoors and …

Life-space mobility and dimensions of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults

H Polku, TM Mikkola, E Portegijs… - Aging & mental …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To examine the association between life-space mobility and different dimensions
of depressive symptoms among older community-dwelling people. Methods: Cross-sectional …

Trajectories of outdoor mobility in vulnerable community-dwelling elderly: the role of individual and environmental factors

AR Smith, C Chen, P Clarke… - Journal of aging and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Outdoor mobility is critical for healthy aging, yet little is known about the factors
influencing mobility in the frail elderly. We investigated the role of individual and community …

Environmental facilitators for outdoor walking and development of walking difficulty in community-dwelling older adults

J Eronen, M von Bonsdorff, M Rantakokko… - European journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Older adults who report environmental barriers in their neighborhood have a higher risk for
walking difficulty. However, environmental facilitators that protect against walking difficulty …

How often and how far do frail elderly people need to go outdoors to maintain functional capacity?

H Shimada, T Ishizaki, M Kato, A Morimoto… - Archives of gerontology …, 2010 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the frequency of going
outdoors into the life-space and functional impairment in community-living frail elderly …

Associations between individual factors, environmental factors, and outdoor independence in older adults

B Schehl, J Leukel - European journal of ageing, 2020 - Springer
The degree to which individuals can accomplish outdoor activity by themselves or require
support is an important facet of successful aging. While prior research focuses on …