Life‐space mobility among home‐living older adults with care needs and clinical depression—A cross‐sectional analysis
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.5875
Abstract: While life‐space mobility is key for wellbeing, social participation and access to health care, vulnerable older adults face physical and mental barriers that may restrict mobility. The present exploratory study examined associations between physical functional… read more here.
Keywords: life space; space mobility; care; mobility ... See more keywords
Life‐Space Mobility and Parkinson's Disease. A Multiple‐Methods Study
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DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13406
Abstract: Life‐space mobility (LSM) captures a broad spectrum of mobility in physical and social environments; however, it has not been extensively studied in Parkinson's disease. Using a multiple‐methods approach, individual, social and environmental factors that impact… read more here.
Keywords: multiple methods; mobility; life space; parkinson disease ... See more keywords
Use of walking modifications, perceived walking difficulty and changes in outdoor mobility among community-dwelling older people during COVID-19 restrictions
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DOI: 10.1007/s40520-021-01956-2
Abstract: Outdoor mobility enables participation in essential out-of-home activities in old age. To compare changes in different aspects of outdoor mobility during COVID-19 restrictions versus two years before according to self-reported walking. Community-dwelling participants of AGNES… read more here.
Keywords: walking difficulty; walking modifications; mobility; outdoor mobility ... See more keywords
Life-space mobility in older persons with cognitive impairment after discharge from geriatric rehabilitation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2018.12.007
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To describe life-space mobility and identify its determinants in older persons with cognitive impairment after discharge from geriatric rehabilitation. METHODS A cross-sectional study in older community-dwelling persons with mild to moderate cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental… read more here.
Keywords: geriatric rehabilitation; cognitive impairment; life space;
Functional connectivity underpinning changes in life-space mobility in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A 12-month prospective study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112216
Abstract: Subtle changes in mobility exist among older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Life-space mobility defines the frequency and extent of movements in the environment, and lower life-space mobility is associated with adverse health outcomes… read more here.
Keywords: space mobility; life; older adults; life space ... See more keywords
Association Between Hearing Handicap and Life-Space Mobility in a Patient Population.
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DOI: 10.1044/2023_aja-22-00052
Abstract: PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between self-reported hearing handicap and life-space mobility utilizing the Life-Space Questionnaire (LSQ). Life-space mobility reflects how an individual moves through their daily physical and… read more here.
Keywords: life space; space mobility; life; hearing handicap ... See more keywords
Validity, Reliability, Responsiveness, and Feasibility of the Life-Space Assessment Administered via Telephone in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
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DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnad038
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The Life-Space Assessment (LSA) is the most commonly used questionnaire to assess life-space mobility (LSM) in older adults, with well-established psychometric properties for face-to-face (FF) administration. However, these properties have not yet… read more here.
Keywords: older adults; life space; reliability; telephone ... See more keywords
Validation of a Modified Life-Space Assessment in Multimorbid Older Persons With Cognitive Impairment
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DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnx214
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To investigate the validity, reliability, sensitivity to change, and feasibility of a modified University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging Life-Space Assessment (UAB-LSA) in older persons with cognitive impairment (CI). RESEARCH… read more here.
Keywords: space assessment; older persons; life space;
O1.6. AFFECTIVE DETERMINANTS OF LIFE-SPACE THROUGH GPS AND ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT IN SCHIZOPHRENIA: WHAT GETS PEOPLE OUT OF THE HOUSE?
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DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaa028.005
Abstract: Abstract Background Previous research employing global positioning satellite (GPS) data and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) has shown that greater aggregated time at home and less distance traveled (diminished life-space) were associated with poorer community functioning… read more here.
Keywords: distance; home; time; life space ... See more keywords
Disability Prevention Program Improves Life‐Space and Falls Efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16808
Abstract: To evaluate the effects of a home‐based disability prevention program on life‐space and falls efficacy among low‐income older adults. read more here.
Keywords: prevention program; falls efficacy; life space; disability prevention ... See more keywords
Worsening sleep predicts lower life space mobility during the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17896
Abstract: Poor sleep health is an understudied yet potentially modifiable risk factor for reduced life space mobility (LSM), defined as one's habitual movement throughout a community. The objective of this study was to determine whether recalled… read more here.
Keywords: life space; space mobility; covid pandemic;