Life-space mobility in the elderly: current perspectives

J Johnson, MA Rodriguez, S Al Snih - Clinical interventions in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Life-space mobility (LSM) is a concept for assessing patterns of functional mobility over time.
LSM is gaining traction in the research of geriatric population health. Several instruments …

Multidimensional interventions to increase life-space mobility in older adults ranging from nursing home residents to community-dwelling: a systematic scoping review

J Seinsche, CP Jansen, S Roth, W Zijlstra, T Hinrichs… - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background Life-space mobility (LSM) is an important aspect of older adults' real-life
mobility. Studies have shown that restricted LSM is a risk factor for many adverse outcomes …

[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 …

Active aging–resilience and external support as modifiers of the disablement outcome: AGNES cohort study protocol

T Rantanen, M Saajanaho, L Karavirta, S Siltanen… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Population aging increases the need for knowledge on positive aspects of
aging, and contributions of older people to their own wellbeing and that of others. We …

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 …

Physical functioning associated with life-space mobility in later life among men and women

S Fristedt, AS Kammerlind, EI Fransson… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Life-space mobility is defined as the ability to access different areas extending
from the room where the person sleeps to places outside one's hometown. Life-space …

Frailty affects the initial treatment response and time to recovery of mobility in acutely ill older adults admitted to hospital

OL Hatheway, A Mitnitski, K Rockwood - Age and ageing, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objectives to investigate how frailty and mobility impairment affect recovery of balance and
mobility in acutely ill older patients. Design secondary analysis of cohort study. Setting …

Validation of the German Life-Space Assessment (LSA-D): cross-sectional validation study in urban and rural community-dwelling older adults

SA Mümken, P Gellert, M Stollwerck, JL O'Sullivan… - Bmj Open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To develop a German version of the original University of Alabama at
Birmingham Study of Aging Life-Space Assessment (LSA-D) for measurement of community …

Do measures of physical capacity and walking self-efficacy relate to frailty in older adults with difficulty walking outdoors? A secondary data analysis

A Veley, M Degen, L Rimmer, L Collins… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Measures of physical capacity and self-efficacy may help rehabilitation
professionals better understand and detect frailty in older adults. We aimed to characterize …

Objective neighbourhood attributes as correlates of neighbourhood dissatisfaction and the mediating role of neighbourhood perceptions in older adults from culturally …

A Barnett, D Van Dyck, J Van Cauwenberg, CJP Zhang… - Cities, 2020 - Elsevier
Neighbourhood dissatisfaction appears to be detrimental to older adults' health.
Understanding associations between objective neighbourhood attributes and …