Journal article
Life Space and Activity Space Measurement: Making "Room" for Structural Racism
The Gerontologist, Vol.64(7), 160
07/01/2024
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnad160
PMCID: PMC11194632
PMID: 38015951
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.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Life Space and Activity Space Measurement: Making "Room" for Structural Racism
- Creators
- Sarah L. Szanton - 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
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Gerontologist, Vol.64(7), 160
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- DOI
- 10.1093/geront/gnad160
- PMID
- 38015951
- PMCID
- PMC11194632
- ISSN
- 0016-9013
- eISSN
- 1758-5341
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- DP1AG069874; K01AG054751 / National Institute on Aging; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) U54MD000214 / National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD) P30AG059303 / Columbia University Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Alzheimer's Disease Disparities U54CA267735-02 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2024
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984701824502771
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