The role of social engagement and identity in community mobility among older adults aging in place

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 1249-1257

  Gardner, Paula ^a,b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Bridgepoint Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community; Elderly; Mobility aids; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84904510326     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2013.837970     Document Type: Article

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