Challenges and opportunity in mobility among older adults–key determinant identification

P Maresova, O Krejcar, R Maskuriy, NAA Bakar… - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Wearable and portable GPS solutions for monitoring mobility in dementia: a systematic review

A Cullen, MKA Mazhar, MD Smith, FE Lithander… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dementia is the most common neurodegenerative disorder globally. Disease progression is
marked by declining cognitive function accompanied by changes in mobility. Increased …

Assessing the measurement properties of life-space mobility measures in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review

A Kuspinar, A Mehdipour, MK Beauchamp… - Age and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Preserving and enhancing mobility is an important part of healthy ageing. Life-
space mobility is a construct that captures actual mobility within the home and the …

Timed up-and-go performance is associated with objectively measured life space in patients 3 months after ischemic stroke: A cross-sectional observational study

R Rössler, N Rommers, EK Kim, L Iendra, A Sofios… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Stroke is a common cause of mobility limitation, including a reduction in life
space. Life space is defined as the spatial extent in which a person moves within a specified …

Dose-response relationship between life-space mobility and mortality in older Japanese adults: a prospective cohort study

D Watanabe, T Yoshida, Y Yamada… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Some epidemiological studies of older American adults have reported a
relationship between life-space mobility (LSM) and mortality. However, these studies did not …

Assessing life-space mobility: A systematic review of questionnaires and their psychometric properties

P Ullrich, C Werner, B Abel, M Hummel… - … für Gerontologie und …, 2022 - Springer
Background Life-space mobility (LSM), as the extent of mobility within one's environment, is
a key for successful aging and has become a relevant concept in gerontology and geriatric …

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' life space during lung cancer treatment: A mixed methods cohort study

ML Wong, Y Shi, AK Smith… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Maintenance of function during cancer treatment is important to older adults.
Characteristics associated with pretreatment lifespace mobility and changes during non …

The level of life space mobility among community-dwelling elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Wang, L Ma, J Pei, W Li, Y Zhou, X Dou… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Multiple countries have conducted surveys on the level of life space mobility for
community-dwelling elderly through the Life-Space Assessment, the results vary greatly …

A scoping review of personal, financial, and environmental determinants of mobility among older adults

ME Kalu, V Dal Bello-Haas, M Griffin, S Boamah… - Archives of Physical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To synthesize available evidence of factors comprising the personal, financial, and
environmental mobility determinants and their association with older adults' self-reported …