The Life Space Questionnaire: A measure of the extent of mobility of older adults
The Life Space Questionnaire: A measure of the extent of mobility of older adults
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DOI：
10.1177/073346489901800404
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发表时间：
1999-12-01
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Ball, K
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作者：
Stalvey, BT;Owsley, C;Ball, K
老年人的移动性通常是在组件演习方面进行讨论，包括步态和姿势不稳定的分析;活动取决于移动性，如洗澡，穿衣，或购物;或在移动过程中的不良事件，如福尔斯或机动车碰撞。这些方法都没有反映一个关键方面的流动性的运动范围内的一个人的环境，或生活空间的老年学文献在这里，我们描述了这个概念，因为它适用于流动性，并提出了一个问卷调查工具，旨在衡量生活空间在社区居住的老年人。结果表明，生活空间问卷（LSQ）是可靠的，并在老年人样本的结构和效标效度。生活质量问卷可用于确定老年人活动能力的空间范围，最终可作为评估旨在提高社区居住老年人活动能力和独立性的干预措施的研究的成果衡量标准。
Mobility in older adults is typically discussed in terms of component maneuvers including analysis of gait and postural instability; activities that depend on mobility such as bathing, dressing, or shopping; or adverse events during mobility such as falls or motor vehicle crashes. None of these approaches reflects a key aspect of mobility-the extent of movement within a person's environment, or life space in the gerontological literature Here we describe this concept as it applies to mobility and present a questionnaire instrument designed to measure life space in community-dwelling older adults. Results indicate that the Life Space Questionnaire (LSQ) is reliable and has construct and criterion validity in a sample of older adults. The LSQ can be used to establish the spatial extent of an older person's mobility find may ultimately be useful as an outcome measure in studies evaluating interventions designed to enhance mobility and independence in community-dwelling older populations.