Self-reported versus GPS-derived indicators of daily mobility in a sample of healthy older adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4601924 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Pasquale Fillekes (0000-0001-7957-5808, University of Zurich, corresponding author), Christina Röcke (0000-0003-0625-360X, University of Zurich), Marko Katana (0000-0003-2034-0419, University of Zurich), Robert Weibel (0000-0002-2425-0077, University of Zurich) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 220 |
| Pages | 193-202 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.11.010 |
| PMID | 30453111 |
| OpenAlex | W2900413055 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 40 |
In light of novel opportunities to use sensor data to observe individuals' day-to-day mobility in the context of healthy aging research, it is important to understand how meaningful mobility indicators can be extracted from such data and to which degree these sensor-derived indicators are comparable to corresponding self-reports. We used sensor (GPS and accelerometer) and self-reported data from 27 healthy older adults (≥67 years) who participated in the MOASIS project over a 30-day period. Based on sensor data we computed three commonly used daily mobility indicators: life space (LS), travel duration using passive (i.e., motorized) modes of transportation (pMOT) and travel duration using active (i.e., non-motorized) modes of transportation (aMOT). We assessed the degree to which these sensor-derived indicators compare to corresponding self-reports at a within-person level, computing intraindividual correlations (iCorrs), subsequently assessing whether iCorrs can be associated with participants' socio-demographic characteristics on a between-person level. Moderate to large positive mean iCorrs between the respective self-reported and sensor-derived indicators were found (r = 0.75 for LS, 0.51 for pMOT and 0.36 for aMOT). In comparison to sensor-derived indicators, self-reported LS slightly underestimates, while self-reported aMOT as well as pMOT considerably overestimate the amount of daily mobility. Participants with access to a car have higher probabilities of agreement in the pMOT indicator. Sensor-based assessments are promising as they are "objective", involve less participant burden and observations can be extended over long periods. The findings of this paper help researchers on mobility and aging to estimate the magnitude and direction of potential differences in the assessed variable due to the assessment methods
Activities of daily living · Global Positioning System · Physical therapy · Sample (material · Sociology · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Older Adults Driving Studies · Psychology · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |