Using multiple imputation and intervention-based scenarios to project the mobility of older adults. Kontto, J., Paalanen, L., Sund, R., Sainio, P., Koskinen, S., Demakakos, P., Tolonen, H., & Härkänen, T. BMC Geriatrics, 22(1):311, December, 2022.
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Abstract Background Projections of the development of mobility limitations of older adults are needed for evidence-based policy making. The aim of this study was to generate projections of mobility limitations among older people in the United States, England, and Finland. Methods We applied multiple imputation modelling with bootstrapping to generate projections of stair climbing and walking limitations until 2026. A physical activity intervention producing a beneficial effect on self-reported activities of daily living measures was identified in a comprehensive literature search and incorporated in the scenarios used in the projections. We utilised the harmonised longitudinal survey data from the Ageing Trajectories of Health – Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies (ATHLOS) project ( N  = 24,982). Results Based on the scenarios from 2012 to 2026, the prevalence of walking limitations will decrease from 9.4 to 6.4%. A physical activity intervention would decrease the prevalence of stair climbing limitations compared with no intervention from 28.9 to 18.9% between 2012 and 2026. Conclusions A physical activity intervention implemented on older population seems to have a positive effect on maintaining mobility in the future. Our method provides an interesting option for generating projections by incorporating intervention-based scenarios.
@article{kontto_using_2022,
	title = {Using multiple imputation and intervention-based scenarios to project the mobility of older adults},
	volume = {22},
	issn = {1471-2318},
	url = {https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-022-03008-4},
	doi = {10.1186/s12877-022-03008-4},
	abstract = {Abstract
            
              Background
              Projections of the development of mobility limitations of older adults are needed for evidence-based policy making. The aim of this study was to generate projections of mobility limitations among older people in the United States, England, and Finland.
            
            
              Methods
              
                We applied multiple imputation modelling with bootstrapping to generate projections of stair climbing and walking limitations until 2026. A physical activity intervention producing a beneficial effect on self-reported activities of daily living measures was identified in a comprehensive literature search and incorporated in the scenarios used in the projections. We utilised the harmonised longitudinal survey data from the Ageing Trajectories of Health – Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies (ATHLOS) project (
                N
                 = 24,982).
              
            
            
              Results
              Based on the scenarios from 2012 to 2026, the prevalence of walking limitations will decrease from 9.4 to 6.4\%. A physical activity intervention would decrease the prevalence of stair climbing limitations compared with no intervention from 28.9 to 18.9\% between 2012 and 2026.
            
            
              Conclusions
              A physical activity intervention implemented on older population seems to have a positive effect on maintaining mobility in the future. Our method provides an interesting option for generating projections by incorporating intervention-based scenarios.},
	language = {en},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2022-04-11},
	journal = {BMC Geriatrics},
	author = {Kontto, Jukka and Paalanen, Laura and Sund, Reijo and Sainio, Päivi and Koskinen, Seppo and Demakakos, Panayotes and Tolonen, Hanna and Härkänen, Tommi},
	month = dec,
	year = {2022},
	pmcid = {PMC8994920},
	pmid = {35397525},
	keywords = {ATHLOS, Ageing Trajectories of Health – Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies},
	pages = {311},
}

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