Use of walking modifications, perceived walking difficulty and changes in outdoor mobility among community-dwelling older people during COVID-19 restrictions.

Heidi LeppäLaura KaravirtaTimo RantalainenMerja RantakokkoSini SiltanenErja PortegijsTaina Rantanen

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2021)

Interventions should target older people perceiving walking difficulty, as they may be at the risk for becoming homebound when environmental facilitators for outdoor mobility are removed.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
air pollution
lower limb
physical activity
particulate matter
depressive symptoms
social support
life cycle