Longitudinal changes in life-space mobility and autonomy in participation outdoors among Finnish community-dwelling older adults from pre-COVID-19 to through the pandemic

CONCLUSIONS: For older people, the recovery of community mobility was incomplete after the restrictions stemming from the pandemic were lifted. Older adults with impaired lower extremity performance and who did not drive were particularly vulnerable to developing restricted life-space mobility, a situation that could lead to social isolation and reduced well-being.PMID:38558262 | DOI:10.1007/s40520-024-02734-6
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Source Type: research