Purpose Life-space mobility refers to the spatial area in which a person moves in daily life,
taking into account distance, frequency and assistance needed. The aim was to examine
how changes in life-space mobility are associated with changes in quality of life (QOL) over
a 2-year period. Methods Community-dwelling people aged 75–90 years (n= 848) were
interviewed face-to-face in their homes and followed up annually for 2 years. QOL was
assessed with the short version of the World Health Organization QOL assessment (range 0 …

… However, QoL is a multidimensional concept which reflects the total wellbeing of a person,
and thus also includes social and environmental components. Few studies have focused on
life-space mobility and overall QoL among older community-dwelling people, and we are
unaware of studies on the association between life-space mobility and the social and
environmental domains of QoL. The aim of this study was to examine the association
between life-space mobility and different domains of QoL among community-dwelling people. …