Use of walking modifications, perceived walking difficulty and changes in outdoor mobility among community-dwelling older people during COVID-19 restrictions

Outdoor mobility enables participation in essential out-of-home activities in old age.To compare changes in different aspects of outdoor mobility during COVID-19 restrictions versus two years before according to self-reported walking.Community-dwelling participants of AGNES study (2017-2018, initial age 75-85) responded to AGNES-COVID-19 postal survey in spring 2020 (N = 809). Life-space mobility, autonomy in participation outdoors, and...