Perceived barriers in the outdoor environment and development of walking difficulties in older people
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Summary, in English
SIR—Older people with mobility limitations often report
more barriers in their outdoor environment than people
with intact mobility [1]. However, it is uncertain whether
older people perceive their environment as problematic
because of their mobility limitations or whether the environmental
barriers precede incident mobility limitation, as
most studies have been limited to cross-sectional analyses
[2–5]. Only a few longitudinal studies have shown that barriers
in the outdoor environment, such as poor street conditions,
poor lighting and heavy traffic, increase the risk for
overall functional loss [6, 7] and decrease physical activity
participation [8]. More knowledge is needed about the characteristics
of outdoor environments that threaten the mobility
of older people [9].
The aim of the study reported in this letter was to
explore whether perceived barriers in the outdoor environment
predict development of difficulties in advanced and
basic mobility among community-dwelling people who did
not have walking difficulties at baseline.
more barriers in their outdoor environment than people
with intact mobility [1]. However, it is uncertain whether
older people perceive their environment as problematic
because of their mobility limitations or whether the environmental
barriers precede incident mobility limitation, as
most studies have been limited to cross-sectional analyses
[2–5]. Only a few longitudinal studies have shown that barriers
in the outdoor environment, such as poor street conditions,
poor lighting and heavy traffic, increase the risk for
overall functional loss [6, 7] and decrease physical activity
participation [8]. More knowledge is needed about the characteristics
of outdoor environments that threaten the mobility
of older people [9].
The aim of the study reported in this letter was to
explore whether perceived barriers in the outdoor environment
predict development of difficulties in advanced and
basic mobility among community-dwelling people who did
not have walking difficulties at baseline.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2012
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
118-121
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Age and Ageing
Volym
41
Issue
1
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Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Oxford University Press
Ämne
- Gerontology, specializing in Medical and Health Sciences
Status
Published
Projekt
- Life-Space Mobility in Older People (LISPE)
Forskningsgrupp
- Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective
- Active and Healthy Ageing Research Group
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1468-2834