A Scoping Review of the Factor Associated with Older Adults’ Mobility Barriers

Che Had, Nur Hasna; Alavi, Khadijah; Md Akhir, Noremy; Muhammad Nur, Irina Riyanti; Shuhaimi, Muhammad Shakir Zufayri; Foong, Hui Foh

doi:10.3390/ijerph20054243

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A Scoping Review of the Factor Associated with Older Adults’ Mobility Barriers

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Nur Hasna Che Had

¹,

Khadijah Alavi

^1,*,

Noremy Md Akhir

¹,

Irina Riyanti Muhammad Nur

¹,

Muhammad Shakir Zufayri Shuhaimi

¹ and

Hui Foh Foong

²

¹

Social Work Program, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43000, Selangor, Malaysia

²

Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeingTM), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4243; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054243

Submission received: 22 January 2023 / Accepted: 21 February 2023 / Published: 27 February 2023

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Psychosocial Aspects of Healthy Ageing)

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The phenomenon of ageing may contribute to the rise of the dependent population. Due to the obstacles and difficulties they confront, the elderly’s mobility decreases significantly. The aim of this article is to identify factors associated with mobility barriers in older adults. The method employed is an examination of articles published between 2011 and 2022 to identify common themes in previous studies. Four search engines were being used, and 32 articles have been included. This study demonstrated that health is a major factor associated with decreased mobility. This review identified four types of barriers which are health, built environment, socio-economic background and social relation change. This review could help policy makers and gerontologist in identifying solutions to resolve the mobility issues in older people.

Keywords: mobility; barriers; challenges; elderly well-being; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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Che Had, N.H.; Alavi, K.; Md Akhir, N.; Muhammad Nur, I.R.; Shuhaimi, M.S.Z.; Foong, H.F. A Scoping Review of the Factor Associated with Older Adults’ Mobility Barriers. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4243. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054243

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Che Had NH, Alavi K, Md Akhir N, Muhammad Nur IR, Shuhaimi MSZ, Foong HF. A Scoping Review of the Factor Associated with Older Adults’ Mobility Barriers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(5):4243. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054243

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Che Had, Nur Hasna, Khadijah Alavi, Noremy Md Akhir, Irina Riyanti Muhammad Nur, Muhammad Shakir Zufayri Shuhaimi, and Hui Foh Foong. 2023. "A Scoping Review of the Factor Associated with Older Adults’ Mobility Barriers" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 5: 4243. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054243

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Che Had, N. H., Alavi, K., Md Akhir, N., Muhammad Nur, I. R., Shuhaimi, M. S. Z., & Foong, H. F. (2023). A Scoping Review of the Factor Associated with Older Adults’ Mobility Barriers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4243. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054243

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