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Correlates of Life Space in a Volunteer Cohort of Older Adults

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The authors measured the spatial extent of movement of older persons (i.e., life space) and examined factors that are related to life space. A larger life space was positively correlated with self-report measures of disability. In generalized logit models adjusted for demographics and time of year, a larger life space was associated with less visual impairment, higher levels of lower extremity motor performance, global cognition, and social involvement, and with personality and purpose in life. The results suggest that the range of environmental movement in older adults is a useful indicator of health in old age and may complement measures of disability.

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Departments of Neurological Sciences and Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA 2: Rush Institute for Healthy Aging and Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA 3: Rush Institute for Healthy Aging and Departments of Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA 4: Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA 5: Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center and Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Publication date: 01 October 2007

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