Life-space mobility and active aging as factors underlying quality of life among older people before and during COVID-19 lockdown in Finland—a longitudinal study

T Rantanen, J Eronen, M Kauppinen… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Social distancing, that is, avoiding places with other people and staying at
home, was recommended to prevent viral transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of frailty on the relationship between life-space mobility and quality of life in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

MD Saraiva, D Apolinario, TJ Avelino-Silva… - The Journal of nutrition …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to abrupt restrictions of lile-space mobility.
The impact of shelter-in-place orders on older adults' health and well-being is still unclear …

Changes in life-space mobility and quality of life among community-dwelling older people: a 2-year follow-up study

M Rantakokko, E Portegijs, A Viljanen, S Iwarsson… - Quality of Life …, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Assessment of health literacy among older Finns

J Eronen, L Paakkari, E Portegijs, M Saajanaho… - Aging Clinical and …, 2019 - Springer
Aims This study examined the feasibility of the HLS-EU-Q16 (in Finnish) for use among older
Finns and whether the health literacy score correlates with indicators of health and …

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 …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on life-space mobility of older adults living in Brazil: REMOBILIZE study

MR Perracini, JSC De Amorim, CA Lima… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic hit Brazil in a scenario of substantial socioeconomic
and health inequalities. It is unknown the immediate impact of social restriction …

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 …

How urban densification shapes walking behaviours in older community dwellers: a cross-sectional analysis of potential pathways of influence

E Cerin, A Barnett, CJP Zhang, P Lai, CHP Sit… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Population growth, population ageing, and urbanisation are major global
demographic trends that call for an examination of the impact of urban densification on older …

The association between objectively measured physical activity and lifespace mobility among older people

LT Tsai, E Portegijs, M Rantakokko… - … journal of medicine …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this crosssectional study was to investigate the association between
objectively measured physical activity and lifespace mobility in communitydwelling older …

Life-space mobility assessment in older people in Finland; measurement properties in winter and spring

E Portegijs, S Iwarsson, M Rantakokko, A Viljanen… - BMC Research …, 2014 - Springer
Background Life-space mobility refers to the spatial area an individual moves through, the
frequency and need for assistance. Based on the assumption that measurement scale …