Assessing timewise changes over 15 months in life-space mobility among community-dwelling elderly persons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences of timewise changes in life-space mobility between elderly people living alone and those living with others among community-dwelling elderly people from a day care facility with a rehabilitation service for seniors.

Methods

The present study used a longitudinal design with repeated measures every 3 months. In conformity with our inclusion criteria, this study included 233 community-dwelling elderly users of a day care facility with rehabilitation services for seniors in Japan. We analyzed the life-space assessment (LSA) scores collected at five time points (baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months) using mixed-effects models with random intercepts and slopes over time. In the present study, the

SUBMITTER: Hayashi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7687835 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature