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 …

Social isolation during COVID‐19 lockdown impairs cognitive function

J Ingram, CJ Hand… - Applied Cognitive …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studies examining the effect of social isolation on cognitive function typically involve older
adults and/or specialist groups (eg, expeditions). We considered the effects of COVID‐19 …

The effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions including outdoor mobility on older adults' physical activity, endurance, outdoor mobility and falls-related self-efficacy …

O Geohagen, L Hamer, A Lowton, S Guerra… - Age and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective To determine the effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation interventions
which incorporate outdoor mobility on physical activity, endurance, outdoor mobility and falls …

Modifiable factors related to life-space mobility in community-dwelling older adults: results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

A Kuspinar, CP Verschoor, MK Beauchamp, J Dushoff… - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background The most common methods for measuring mobility in older adulthood include
performance-based tests, such as the Timed-Up-and-Go and gait speed. While these …

Emotional determinants of life-space through GPS and ecological momentary assessment in schizophrenia: What gets people out of the house?

EM Parrish, CA Depp, RC Moore, PD Harvey… - Schizophrenia …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Previous research employing global positioning satellite (GPS) data and
ecological momentary assessment (EMA) has shown a smaller life-space (distance traveled …

The association of mobility determinants and life space among older adults

PM Dunlap, AL Rosso, X Zhu, BN Klatt… - The Journals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background It is important to understand the factors associated with life-space mobility so
that mobility disability can be prevented/treated. The purpose of this study was to identify the …

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 …

Social frailty and executive function: association with geriatric syndromes, life space and quality of life in healthy community-dwelling older adults

M Ong, K Pek, CN Tan, J Chew, JP Lim, S Yew… - The Journal of Frailty & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Despite emerging evidence about the association between social frailty and
cognitive impairment, little is known about the role of executive function in this interplay, and …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting autonomous shuttle acceptance in older drivers based on technology readiness/use/barriers, life space, driving habits, and cognition

S Classen, JR Mason, SW Hwangbo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Shared autonomous vehicle services (ie, automated shuttles, AS) are being deployed
globally and may improve older adults (> 65 years old) mobility, independence, and …

Changes in older adults' frequency of going outside between 2020 and 2021: Associations with health status and environmental factors

NG Choi, BY Choi, CN Marti - Clinical gerontologist, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To examine the changes in the frequency of going outside among US older
adults between 2020 and 2021 (post-COVID vaccine) and correlates of those changes …