The health equity characteristics of research exploring the unmet community mobility needs of older adults: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unmet community mobility needs of older adults, published since the announcement of the UN sustainable development goals was synthesised to describe the health equity characteristics of research identifying unmet community mobility needs of older adults.

Methods

Searches were conducted in March and April 2020, 2275 articles were screened and 100 identified for data extraction.

Results

Findings showed underrepresentation of articles considering rural settings [9%] and originating in the global South [14%]. Gender, disability, education, and transport / driving were identified as key health equity characteristics and only 10 articles provided detail on all four of these. External factors inhibiting community mobility included built environments, service avail

SUBMITTER: van Biljon H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9585759 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature