Factors Influencing Mobility During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe and identify factors influencing mobility among older adults during the first 5 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

A cross-sectional telesurvey.

Setting

Community dwelling older adults, situated within the first 5 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Hamilton, Canada.

Participants

A random sample of 2343 older adults were approached to be in the study, of which 247 completed the survey (N=247). Eligible participants were aged ≥65 years.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Mobility was measured using global rating of change items and the Late Life Function Instrument (LLFI). Multivariate linear regression models were used to examine the association between mobility and related factors based on Webber's mode

SUBMITTER: Saunders S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9424116 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature