Mônica Rodrigues Perracini|Juleimar Soares Coelho de Amorim|Camila Astolphi Lima|Alexandre da Silva|Francis Trombini-Souza|Daniele Sirineu Pereira|Paulo Henrique Silva Pelicioni|Etiene Duim|Patrícia Parreira Batista|Aurélio Dias Santos|Maria do Carmo Correia de Lima
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Life-Space Mobility of Older Adults Living in Brazil: REMOBILIZE Study
Universidade Cidade de São Paulo|Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)|Rio de Janeiro Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology|Universidade Cidade de São Paulo|Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí|Universidade de Pernambuco|Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais|University of Otago|Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein|Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais|Universidade Cidade de São Paulo|Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
background covid19 pandemic hit brazil scenario substantial socioeconomic health inequalities unknown immediate impact social restriction recommendations ie lockdown stayathome lifespace mobility older people objective investigate immediate impact covid19 pandemic lifespace mobility communitydwelling brazilian older adults examine social determinants health associated change lifespace mobility design baseline data prospective cohort study remobilize study setting community subject convenience snowball sample participants aged 60 older n 1482 living 22 states brazil methods conducted online phone survey using adapted version lifespace assessment lsa linear regression models used investigate social determinants health change lsa score results regardless gender social determinants health participants showed significant reduction lifespace mobility since covid19 pandemic outbreak lifespace mobility reduction higher among black individuals living alone aged 70 79 variables associated change lifespace mobility lesser extent sex education income conclusion social restriction measures due pandemic caused substantial reduction older adults lifespace mobility brazil social inequalities strongly affected vulnerable groups concerted actions put place overcome deterioration lifepace mobility amongst groups failure minimizing health inequalities amplified pandemic may jeopardize desired achievements decade healthy aging