Assessing life-space mobility
Ullrich, P.; Werner, C.; Abel, B.; Hummel, M.; Bauer, J.M.; Hauer, K. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2022 · Heft 8 · S. 660 bis 666
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IntroductionMobility is a key factor for successful aging. In clinical practice and research, assessing mobility is important for identifying individuals at risk or with mobility limitations, developing and adapting intervention strategies, and evaluating intervention effectiveness. Various mobility instruments have been developed, with a focus on assessing motor capacity [1]; however, capacity and habitual performance are different concepts [2]. Assessment instruments on life-space mobility (LSM), defined as the spatial extent of movement in daily life, represents an extension of capacity-oriented mobility inst…
