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| The life space questionnaire: a measure of the extent of mobility of older adults | | Author(s) | Beth T Stalvey, Cynthia Owsley, Michael E Sloane |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 18, no 4, December 1999 |
| Pages | pp 460-478 |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Physical environment ; Living in the community ; Questionnaires. |
| Annotation | Mobility in older adults is typically discussed in terms of component manoeuvres including analysis of gait and postural instability; activities that depend on mobility such as bathing, dressing, or shopping; or adverse events during mobility such as falls or motor vehicle crashes. None of these approaches reflect a key aspect of mobility - the extent of movement within a person's environment, or life space in the gerontological literature. This article describes this concept as it is applied to mobility and presents a questionnaire instrument designed to measure life space in community-dwelling older adults. Results indicate that the Life Space Questionnaire (LSQ) is reliable and has construct and criterion validity in a sample of older adults. The LSQ can be used to establish the spatial extent of an older person's mobility and may ultimately be useful as an outcome measure in studies evaluating interventions designed to enhance mobility and independence in community-dwelling older populations. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000221213 A |
| Classmark | C4: R: K4: 3DA |
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