Fear of moving outdoors and development of outdoor walking difficulty in older people

Merja Rantakokko; Minna Mänty; Susanne Iwarsson; Timo Törmäkangas; Raija Leinonen; Eino Heikkinen; Taina Rantanen

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02180.x

Fear of moving outdoors and development of outdoor walking difficulty in older people

Merja Rantakokko, Minna Mänty, Susanne Iwarsson, Timo Törmäkangas, Raija Leinonen, Eino Heikkinen, Taina Rantanen

Section of Social Medicine

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Abstract

To study which individual characteristics and environmental factors correlate with fear of moving outdoors and whether fear of moving outdoors predicts development of mobility limitation.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume	57
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	634-40
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02180.x
Publication status	Published - Apr 2009

Keywords

Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chi-Square Distribution
Cross-Sectional Studies
Environment
Fear
Female
Finland
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Logistic Models
Male
Mobility Limitation
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospective Studies
Residence Characteristics
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors

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Fear of moving outdoors and development of outdoor walking difficulty in older people

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