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Mobility in old age — beyond the transportation perspective
Author(s)	Heinz Juergen Kaiser
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 28, no 4, August 2009
Pages	pp 411-418
Source	http://jag.sagepub.com
Keywords	Mobility ; Transport services.
Annotation	For older people, mobility is a constitutive and essential element of their quality of life. Research findings indicate that, due to their ageing populations, modern societies intend to intervene and enhance the mobility of their older people. Indeed, numerous research projects have pointed out barriers to mobility in old age: personal barriers (e.g. achievement deficits, diseases or handicaps), and environmental barriers (e.g. physical obstacles, technical complications). Simply overcoming these barriers does not guarantee mobility without problems or an increase in the quality of life. Beyond a "transportation perspective" of mobility, more emphasis is needed with respect to emotional, motivational and social aspects of being mobile. In doing so, decision makers as well as scientists will be confronted with unexpected and non-obvious societal tasks and demands on social sciences such as gerontological psychology, sociology, political science and even education. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-101115207 A
Classmark	C4: O
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