{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"submitter":["Lindeman K"],"funding":["the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture","the JYU.Well – Community of wellbeing researchers at the University of Jyväskylä","Research Council of Finland","European Research Council","Juho Vainion Säätiö"],"pubmed_abstract":["<b>Objectives:</b> To examine the reciprocal associations between walking performance, physical activity (PA), and perceived autonomy in outdoor mobility in 322 older adults. <b>Methods:</b> At baseline and four years later, a 6-min walk test assessed walking performance. A thigh-mounted accelerometer monitored relative PA (acceleration exceeding the individual's preferred walking intensity on the walk test) and absolute MVPA (acceleration exceeding 3 METs) in free-living. Autonomy in outdoor mobility was self-reported using the IPA subscale. Cross-lagged panel model was used for analyses. <b>Results:</b> Higher relative PA at baseline predicted better walking performance four years later and vice versa (<i>p</i> < .05). Baseline MVPA did not predict subsequent walking performance, but better initial walking performance predicted higher subsequent MVPA (<i>p</i> < .001). In both models, only walking performance predicted perceived autonomy at follow-up (<i>p</i> < .05). <b>Discussion:</b> Accumulating enough PA of a sufficient relative intensity can maintain good walking performance, which in turn helps to maintain perceived autonomy in mobility."],"journal":["Journal of aging and health"],"pagination":["8982643241282918"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12405652"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Reciprocal Associations Between Relative or Absolute Physical Activity, Walking Performance, and Autonomy in Outdoor Mobility Among Older Adults: A 4-Year Follow-Up."],"pmcid":["PMC12405652"],"funding_grant_id":["339391 and 346462 to L.K.","OKM/25/626/2021","OKM/73/626/2022 to T.R","330185 to M.R.","to K.K.","OKM/88/626/2021","310526 to T.R.","321336, 328818, and 352653 to Ti.R.","ERC AdvG 693045 to T.R."],"pubmed_authors":["Rantakokko M","Koivunen K","Rantanen T","Rantalainen T","Lindeman K","Portegijs E","Karavirta L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Reciprocal Associations Between Relative or Absolute Physical Activity, Walking Performance, and Autonomy in Outdoor Mobility Among Older Adults: A 4-Year Follow-Up.","description":"<b>Objectives:</b> To examine the reciprocal associations between walking performance, physical activity (PA), and perceived autonomy in outdoor mobility in 322 older adults. <b>Methods:</b> At baseline and four years later, a 6-min walk test assessed walking performance. A thigh-mounted accelerometer monitored relative PA (acceleration exceeding the individual's preferred walking intensity on the walk test) and absolute MVPA (acceleration exceeding 3 METs) in free-living. Autonomy in outdoor mobility was self-reported using the IPA subscale. Cross-lagged panel model was used for analyses. <b>Results:</b> Higher relative PA at baseline predicted better walking performance four years later and vice versa (<i>p</i> < .05). Baseline MVPA did not predict subsequent walking performance, but better initial walking performance predicted higher subsequent MVPA (<i>p</i> < .001). In both models, only walking performance predicted perceived autonomy at follow-up (<i>p</i> < .05). <b>Discussion:</b> Accumulating enough PA of a sufficient relative intensity can maintain good walking performance, which in turn helps to maintain perceived autonomy in mobility.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Sep","modification":"2026-05-29T20:12:34.328Z","creation":"2026-04-08T06:01:14.565Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12405652","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39259875"],"doi":["10.1177/08982643241282918"]}}