Effect of life-space mobility on subjective well-being in aged home-based rehabilitation users with different levels of independence in activities of daily living.
Yui Togashi, Takaaki Fujita, Takuro Ohashi and 2 others
PMID 35035073WHAT IT FOUND
For home-based rehab users who are mostly independent, greater life-space mobility strongly correlated with better subjective well-being.
This link was absent in those with moderate or severe disabilities. Expanding community access may support well-being in higher-functioning patients.
Key findings
01A strong positive correlation was found between subjective well-being and life-space mobility in the independent group.
02No significant correlations were detected between subjective well-being and life-space mobility in the moderately and severely disabled groups.
03The independent group had significantly higher life-space mobility scores than the moderately and severely disabled groups.
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What it does not show
The sample size was very small (33 participants), limiting the generalizability of the results. The study did not control for specific diseases, which may have influenced subjective well-being independently of mobility. The LSA score includes attendance at care services, which may inflate mobility scores for individuals who do not voluntarily leave their homes. Subjective well-being was measured as only one aspect of quality of life, potentially missing other important dimensions.
Declared interests
There are no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume that improving life-space mobility will enhance subjective well-being for all home-based rehabilitation users. The strong positive correlation was only observed in the independent group; no such link existed for those with moderate or severe disabilities.