Changes in life-space mobility and quality of life among community-dwelling older people: a 2-year follow-up study.

Summary, in English

Life-space mobility refers to the spatial area in which a person moves in daily life, taking into account distance, frequency and assistance needed. The aim was to examine how changes in life-space mobility are associated with changes in quality of life (QOL) over a 2-year period.

• Author: Merja Rantakokko; Erja Portegijs; Anne Viljanen; Susanne Iwarsson; Markku Kauppinen; Taina Rantanen
• Department/s: Active and Healthy Ageing Research Group; MultiPark: Multidisciplinary research focused on Parkinson´s disease
• Publishing year: 2016
• Language: English
• Pages: 1189-1197
• Publication/Series: Quality of Life Research
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 5
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• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26407605?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1137-x
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Springer
• Topic: Geriatrics
• Status: Published
• Research group: Active and Healthy Ageing Research Group
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1573-2649