Assessing Mobility in Older Adults: The UAB Study of Aging Life-Space Assessment

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Authors

Claire Peel · Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

Patricia Sawyer Baker · University of Alabama at Birmingham

David L. Roth · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Cynthia J. Brown · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Eric Bodner · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Richard M. Allman · Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

Abstract

The LSA can be used to document patients' mobility within their home and community. The LSA scores are associated with a person's physical capacity and other factors that may limit mobility. These scores can be used in combination with other tests and measures to generate clinical hypotheses to explain mobility deficits and to plan appropriate interventions to address these deficits.

Topics & Keywords

Older Adults Driving Studies Health disparities and outcomes Urban Transport and Accessibility

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Physical Therapy

Volume 85, Issue 10, pp. 1008-1019

DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.10.1008

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