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Life Space and Activity Space Measurement: Making "Room" for Structural Racism
The Gerontologist, v 64(7), gnad160
01 Jul 2024
PMID: 38015951
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Abstract
As we age, the ability to move is foundational to health. Life space is one measure of a person's ability to move and engage in activity beyond the home. A separate but related concept is activity space, a measurement of a person's spatial behaviors and visited locations that include social networks, neighborhoods, and institutions. In this article, we integrate the literature on life space and activity space discussing how physical function is not only determined by individual capabilities, but also by the surrounding social and environmental factors which may limit their agency. We show how structural racism contributes to inequities within this paradigm linking related concepts of movement, agency, belonging, and timing. We also explore implications for research and theory for mobility, social connection, and activity.
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- Title
- Life Space and Activity Space Measurement: Making "Room" for Structural Racism
- Creators
- Sarah L Szanton (Corresponding Author) - Johns Hopkins UniversityKamila A Alexander - Johns Hopkins UniversityBoeun Kim - Johns Hopkins UniversityQiwei Li - California State University, FresnoGilbert C Gee - University of California, Los AngelesKaren J Bandeen-Roche - Johns Hopkins UniversityParis B Adkins-Jackson - Columbia UniversityMelissa D Hladek - Johns Hopkins UniversityLaura J Samuel - Johns Hopkins UniversityEmily A Haozous - Pacific Institute For Research and EvaluationSafiyyah M Okoye - Drexel UniversityDeidra C Crews - Johns Hopkins MedicineRoland J Thorpe - Johns Hopkins University
- Publication Details
- The Gerontologist, v 64(7), gnad160
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Grant note
- U54 MD000214/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States K01 AG054751/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States U54MD000214/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States P30 AG059303/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States U54CA267735-02/NH/NIH HHS/United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Doctoral Nursing
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001255213100008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85196887797
- Other Identifier
- 991021867301304721
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- Gerontology