Assessing the measurement properties of life-space mobility measures in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preserving and enhancing mobility is an important part of healthy ageing. Life-space mobility is a construct that captures actual mobility within the home and the community. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesise the measurement properties and interpretability of scores produced by life-space mobility measures in community-dwelling older adults.

Methods

This systematic review followed Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN). Multiple databases were searched to identify potentially relevant articles. Data extraction and assessment of methodological quality was conducted by two independent reviewers. When possible, results were quantitatively pooled for each measurement property. If studies could not

SUBMITTER: Kuspinar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10615067 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature