Rural children and adults are more likely to have obesity than their urban counterparts even
after adjustment for individual-level behaviors, suggesting that rural environments may …

This step-by-step guide is written for R and latent variable model (LVM) novices. Utilizing a
path model approach and focusing on the lavaan package, this book is designed to help …

Mobility or physical movement contributes to health and wellbeing in later life. Most studies
have focused on the contribution of outdoor mobility to active ageing, but physical and …

Background Falls are a major threat to older people's health and wellbeing. Approximately
half of falls occur in outdoor environments but little is known about the circumstances in …

Objectives: Social engagement may be an important protective resource for cognitive aging.
Some evidence suggests that time spent with friends may be more beneficial for cognition …

Background In older adults, mobility is important for maintaining their independence and
quality of life, and it influences their physical, cognitive, and social health. This study aimed …

Objectives To describe life-space mobility and identify its determinants in older persons with
cognitive impairment after discharge from geriatric rehabilitation. Methods A cross-sectional …

Objective: This research explores whether perceptions of physical neighborhood disorder
predict recovery from mobility limitation over a 2-year period and examines whether …

An ageing population is a social phenomenon affecting transport systems in many cities.
More attention is being given to how older people travel so as to increase independence in …

A large body of literature already explores how mobility is associate with the well-being and
quality of life of the elderly population. However, many studies so far have been widely …