Mobility in older community-dwelling persons: a narrative review

E Freiberger, CC Sieber, R Kob - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Due to the demographic changes and the increasing awareness of the role of physical
function, mobility in older age is becoming an important topic. Mobility limitations have been …

Risk factors for mobility limitation in community-dwelling older adults: a social ecological perspective

HA Yeom, J Fleury, C Keller - Geriatric nursing, 2008 - Elsevier
Although a variety of risk factors for mobility limitation in older adults have been examined, a
collective review of relevant literature has not been reported. The purposes of this review are …

Mobility in older adults: a comprehensive framework

SC Webber, MM Porter, VH Menec - The gerontologist, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Mobility is fundamental to active aging and is intimately linked to health status and quality of
life. Although there is widespread acceptance regarding the importance of mobility in older …

Predicting home and community walking activity poststroke

GD Fulk, Y He, P Boyne, K Dunning - Stroke, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Walking ability poststroke is commonly assessed using gait
speed categories developed by Perry et al. The purpose of this study was to reexamine …

Neighbourhood environment and physical activity in older adults

H Chaudhury, M Campo, Y Michael… - Social science & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rationale. The neighbourhood socio-physical environment has effects on health in later life
including health behaviours, chronic illnesses, mental health and mortality. Few studies …

Falls in multiple sclerosis

PN Matsuda, A Shumway-Cook, AM Bamer… - PM&R, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To examine incidence, associated factors, and health care provider (HCP)
response to falls in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). DESIGN: Cross-sectional …

Understanding falls in multiple sclerosis: association of mobility status, concerns about falling, and accumulated impairments

PN Matsuda, A Shumway-Cook, MA Ciol… - Physical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Falls in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are a serious health concern, and
the percentage of people who restrict their activity because of concerns about falling (CAF) …

Connecting real-world digital mobility assessment to clinical outcomes for regulatory and clinical endorsement–the Mobilise-D study protocol

AS Mikolaizak, L Rochester, W Maetzler, B Sharrack… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The development of optimal strategies to treat impaired mobility related to
ageing and chronic disease requires better ways to detect and measure it. Digital health …

The effects of age on medio-lateral stability during normal and narrow base walking

MA Schrager, VE Kelly, R Price, L Ferrucci… - Gait & posture, 2008 - Elsevier
We examined age-related differences in frontal plane stability during performance of narrow
base (NB) walking relative to usual gait. A cross-sectional analysis of participants from the …

Trajectories of life-space mobility after hospitalization

CJ Brown, DL Roth, RM Allman, P Sawyer… - Annals of internal …, 2009 - acpjournals.org
Background: Life space is a measure of where a person goes, the frequency of going there,
and the dependency in getting there. It may be a more accurate measure of mobility in older …