ArticleBMC geriatrics2021
Mobility in community-dwelling older adults; what are its determinants?
Article in BMC geriatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Multidimensional interventions to increase life-space mobility in older adults ranging from nursing home residents to community-dwelling: a systematic scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Examining the factors associated with community ambulation in an older adult day hospital population.European geriatric medicine · 2022Observational
- The Development and Concurrent Validity of a Multi-Sensor-Based Frailty Toolkit for In-Home Frailty Assessment.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Mobility enhancement among older adults 75 + in rural areas: Study protocol of the MOBILE randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBased on a conceptual framework, Kuspinar and colleagues analysed life-space mobility in community-dwelling older adults. However, a number of earlier mobility studies that used the same framework remained undiscussed. This correspondence article addresses similarities and differences between these studies, as well as highlight issues that need to be addressed to improve our understanding of mobility determinants in older adults.
findingsDespite differences in methodological approach as well as in detailed results, the studies share one important outcome: regardless of the specific choice of potential mobility determinants, only a low to moderate proportion of mobility could be explained.
conclusionsOur present understanding of the determinants of mobility in community-dwelling older adults is limited. A consistent terminology that takes into account the different aspects of mobility; the use of objective methods to assess real-life mobility; and monitoring changes in real-life mobility in response to interventions will contribute to furthering our understanding of mobility determinants.
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