Importance Mobility limitations are common in older adults, affecting the physical,
psychological, and social aspects of an older adult's life. Objective To identify mobility risk …

The purpose of this study was to stratify an older adult population for subsequent
interventions based on functional ability, and to estimate prevalence, characteristics and …

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of and clinical markers associated with mobility
limitations in Medicare Current Beneficiary Community Survey (MCBS) respondents …

Due to the demographic changes and the increasing awareness of the role of physical
function, mobility in older age is becoming an important topic. Mobility limitations have been …

Background Attention is focused on the health and physical fitness of older adults due to
their increasing age. Maintaining physical abilities, including safe walking and movement …

Purpose: The purposes of this review were to provide an updated report of intervention
studies designed to enhance mobility in older adults and discuss the strengths and …

Objectives: This scoping review (a) describes programs to improve mobility in hospitalized
adults and (b) determines the methods used to measure mobility. Method: The Joanna …

Background. Outcomes of laboratory‐based tests for mobility are often used to infer about
older adults' performance in real life; however, it is unclear whether such association exists …

BACKGROUND: Lower extremity mobility difficulties often result from common medical
conditions and can disrupt both physical and emotional well-being. OBJECTIVES: To assess …

With the aging of the baby boomer population and their accompanying burden of disease,
future disability rates are expected to increase. This paper summarizes the state of the …