The impact of mobility on quality of life among older persons
Objective: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the extent and manner in which mobility is related to quality of life (QOL) in a representative sample of older adults. Method: Two models were assessed using structured equation modeling. The first hypothesized that mobility woul...
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| author | La Grow, S. Yeung, Polly Towers, A. Alpass, F. Stephens, C. |
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| description | Objective: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the extent and manner in which mobility is related to quality of life (QOL) in a representative sample of older adults. Method: Two models were assessed using structured equation modeling. The first hypothesized that mobility would have a direct effect on QOL along with other variables, including; number of health conditions and satisfaction with functional capacity, life essentials (e.g., transport, access to health services, and conditions of living space) and personal relationships. The second hypothesized that mobility would have its greatest influence on QOL through satisfaction with functional capacity. Results: While both models found that mobility and all three measures of life satisfaction were significantly associated with QOL, goodness of fit indices were higher for the second model. Discussion: The findings from this study suggest that mobility interventions designed to enhance QOL should address satisfaction with functional capacity as well. © The Author(s) 2013. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-512162017-09-13T15:34:51Z The impact of mobility on quality of life among older persons La Grow, S. Yeung, Polly Towers, A. Alpass, F. Stephens, C. Objective: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the extent and manner in which mobility is related to quality of life (QOL) in a representative sample of older adults. Method: Two models were assessed using structured equation modeling. The first hypothesized that mobility would have a direct effect on QOL along with other variables, including; number of health conditions and satisfaction with functional capacity, life essentials (e.g., transport, access to health services, and conditions of living space) and personal relationships. The second hypothesized that mobility would have its greatest influence on QOL through satisfaction with functional capacity. Results: While both models found that mobility and all three measures of life satisfaction were significantly associated with QOL, goodness of fit indices were higher for the second model. Discussion: The findings from this study suggest that mobility interventions designed to enhance QOL should address satisfaction with functional capacity as well. © The Author(s) 2013. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51216 10.1177/0898264313490198 Sage Publications, Inc. restricted |
| spellingShingle | La Grow, S. Yeung, Polly Towers, A. Alpass, F. Stephens, C. The impact of mobility on quality of life among older persons |
| title | The impact of mobility on quality of life among older persons |
| title_full | The impact of mobility on quality of life among older persons |
| title_fullStr | The impact of mobility on quality of life among older persons |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of mobility on quality of life among older persons |
| title_short | The impact of mobility on quality of life among older persons |
| title_sort | impact of mobility on quality of life among older persons |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51216 |