Mobility Limitation and Changes in Personal Goals Among Older Women.

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Mobility Limitation and Changes in Personal Goals Among Older Women.

Sanna Read Marja Jylhä Milla Saajanaho Anne Viljanen Johanna Eronen Taina Rantanen Jaakko Kaprio

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Gerontology Aging Social Psychology Motor Activity 050105 experimental psychology Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cultural activities Activities of Daily Living Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Interpersonal Relations 030212 general & internal medicine Longitudinal Studies Functional decline Mobility Limitation Association (psychology)Baseline (configuration management)Geriatric Assessment ta515 Finland Aged aging 05 social sciences ta3141 Health Status Disparities Viewpoints goal modification goal disengagement mobility Impaired mobility Clinical Psychology liikkuvuus Mobility Limitation personal goals Female Independent Living Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology Gerontology Goals Independent living Psychomotor Performance

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Objectives. Several theoretical viewpoints suggest that older adults need to modify their personal goals in the face of functional decline. The aim of this study was to investigate longitudinally the association of mobility limitation with changes in personal goals among older women. Method. Eight-year follow-up of 205 women aged 66–78 years at baseline. Results. Health-related goals were the most common at both measurements. Goals related to independent living almost doubled and goals related to exercise and to cultural activities substantially decreased during the follow-up. Higher age decreased the likelihood for engaging in new goals related to cultural activities and disengaging from goals related to independent living. Women who had developed mobility limitation during the follow-up were less likely to engage in new goals related to exercise and more likely to disengage from goals related to cultural activities and to health and functioning. Discussion. The results of this study support theories suggesting that age-related losses such as mobility limitation may result in older adults modifying or disengaging from personal goals. peerReviewed

year	journal	country	edition	language
2016-01-01	The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

10.1093/geronb/gbu094 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25123689