Challenges and opportunity in mobility among older adults – key determinant identification

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Alternative codes found

RIV/62690094:18450/23:50020545 RIV/62690094:18460/23:50020545 RIV/61989100:27350/23:10253104

Result on the web

<a href="https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-023-04106-7" target="_blank" >https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-023-04106-7</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04106-7" target="_blank" >10.1186/s12877-023-04106-7</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Challenges and opportunity in mobility among older adults – key determinant identification

Original language description

Background: Attention is focused on the health and physical fitness of older adults due to their increasing age. Maintaining physical abilities, including safe walking and movement, significantly contributes to the perception of health in old age. One of the early signs of declining fitness in older adults is limited mobility. Approximately one third of 70-year-olds and most 80-year-olds report restrictions on mobility in their apartments and immediate surroundings. Restriction or loss of mobility is a complex multifactorial process, which makes older adults prone to falls, injuries, and hospitalizations and worsens their quality of life while increasing overall mortality. Objective: The objective of the study is to identify the factors that have had a significant impact on mobility in recent years and currently, and to identify gaps in our understanding of these factors. The study aims to highlight areas where further research is needed and where new and effective solutions are required. Methods: The PRISMA methodology was used to conduct a scoping review in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. Papers published from 2007 to 2021 were searched in November 2021. Of these, 52 papers were selected from the initial 788 outputs for the final analysis. Results: The final selected papers were analyzed, and the key determinants were found to be environmental, physical, cognitive, and psychosocial, which confirms the findings of previous studies. One new determinant is technological. New and effective solutions lie in understanding the interactions between different determinants of mobility, addressing environmental factors, and exploring opportunities in the context of emerging technologies, such as the integration of smart home technologies, design of accessible and age-friendly public spaces, development of policies and regulations, and exploration of innovative financing models to support the integration of assistive technologies into the lives of seniors. Conclusion: For an effective and comprehensive solution to support senior mobility, the determinants cannot be solved separately. Physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and technological determinants can often be perceived as the cause/motivation for mobility. Further research on these determinants can help to arrive at solutions for environmental determinants, which, in turn, will help improve mobility. Future studies should investigate financial aspects, especially since many technological solutions are expensive and not commonly available, which limits their use. © 2023, The Author(s).

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30227 - Geriatrics and gerontology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA21-22276S" target="_blank" >GA21-22276S: Accessibility modelling for seniors, perception of accessibility and determinants of their spatial mobility</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

BMC Geriatrics

ISSN

1471-2318

e-ISSN

1471-2318

Volume of the periodical

23

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

29

Pages from-to

"Article number: 447"

UT code for WoS article

001029973600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85165328845