Mobility

 

Why is mobility and getting out of the house important?

• Miserable, isolated, poor health (Cragg 1994; Gilhooly 2003)
• Imprisoned, housebound and cooped up (Pound 1998)
• Not getting to the doctors, dentist, opticians (Lovette 2002)
• People over 80 years of age take half as many trips outdoors
• 42% of stroke patients want to get out more often (Logan 2001)
• Occupational therapists assess for outdoor mobility in 84% of cases

 

We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Dr Pip Logan, Associate Professor Community Rehabilitation, University of Nottingham for permission to use this information.