Promoting Mobility in Older People

Promoting Mobility in Older People

Out-of-home mobility is necessary for accessing commodities, making use of neighborhood facilities, and participation in meaningful social, cultural, and physical activities. Mobility also promotes healthy aging as it relates to the basic human need of physical movement. Mobility is typically assessed either with standardized performance-based tests or with self-reports of perceived difficulty ...

The mobility of older people – An introduction

Maintaining and promoting mobility and functional independence in older adults.

Reducing social isolation and promoting well being in older people

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a three year research project exploring the impacts of an intervention seeking to reduce social isolation in older people. Design/methodology/approach – This study used qualitative research methods and a participative approach to facilitate the generation of the research objectives and process. Participant observation and individual/focus grou...

Predicting catastrophic decline in mobility among older people.

OBJECTIVE to investigate the associations between chronic health conditions, psychosocial and environmental factors and catastrophic decline in mobility among older people. DESIGN longitudinal cohort. SETTING national sample living in private households. PARTICIPANTS nine hundred and ninety-nine adults aged > or = 65 years at initial interview, of which 786 agreed to take part in a follow...