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1. The association of gait speed and self-reported difficulty walking with social isolation: A nationally-representative study.

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Kuang, Kathy, Huisingh-Scheetz, Megan, Miller, Matthew, Waite, Linda, and Kotwal, Ashwin

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gait speed, loneliness, mobility impairment, older adults, social isolation, Humans, Female, Aged, Male, Walking Speed, Self Report, Mobility Limitation, Walking, Social Isolation, Gait
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mobility assessments are commonly used among older adults as risk stratification for falls, preoperative function, frailty, and mortality. We determined if gait speed and self-reported difficulty walking are similarly associated with social isolation and loneliness, which are key markers of social well-being and linked to health outcomes. METHODS: We used 2015-2016 data from the National Social life Health and Aging Project (NSHAP), an in-person nationally-representative survey of 2640 community-dwelling adults ≥65 years old. We measured gait speed (timed 3-m walk: unable to walk, ≥5.7 s, and

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2023

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