%0 Journal Article
%T Relationship between mobility-related activities of daily living and health-related quality of life among healthy older adults: a cross-sectional study using structural equation modeling
%J Gerontology and geriatric medicine
%D 2021
%A Jung, Hungu
%A Tanaka, Shigeharu
%A Iwamoto, Yuji
%A Yamasaki, Masahiro
%A Tanaka, Ryo
%V 7
%N 
%P 23337214211013166-23337214211013166
%X OBJECTIVE: To develop a conceptual model that confirms whether mobility-related activities of daily living (ADLs) abilities are strongly associated with reduced health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in older adults. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 153 participants (63 men, 90 women) were analyzed. The mobility-related ADL survey from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan was used. The Japanese version (v1.2) of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey was administered to evaluate HRQOL. Structural equation modeling was performed to test a hypothetical model: mobility-related ADL abilities would influence HRQOL. <br><br>RESULTS: The chi-square value was not significant (chi-square = 9.463, p = .305), and goodness-of-fit values were high, implying that the model was validated; goodness-of-fit index, 0.981; adjusted goodness-of-fit index, 0.949; comparative fit index, 0.996; and root mean square error of approximation, 0.035. <br><br>RESULTS showed that mobility-related ADL abilities influenced the physical health including physical function and general health in HRQOL. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study developed the conceptual model confirming the influence of mobility-related ADL abilities especially on physical health. Further intervention studies on instructions/training for physical activity of healthy older adults should assess this causal relationship.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 2333-7214
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23337214211013166