Validation of the German Life-Space Assessment (LSA-D): cross-sectional validation study in urban and rural community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop a German version of the original University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging Life-Space Assessment (LSA-D) for measurement of community mobility in older adults within the past 4 weeks and to evaluate its construct validity for urban and rural populations of older adults.

Design

Cross-sectional validation study.

Setting

Two study centres in urban and rural German outpatient hospital settings.

Participants

In total, N=83 community-dwelling older adults were recruited (n=40 from urban and n=43 from rural areas; mean age was 78.5 years (SD=5.4); 49.4% men).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The final version of the translated LSA-D was related to limitations in activities and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL/iAD

SUBMITTER: Mumken SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8261868 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature