The health equity characteristics of research exploring the unmet community mobility needs of older adults: a scoping review

BMC Geriatrics

Research

Ann-Helen Patomella¹  Anders Kottorp²  Lana van Niekerk³  Nicola Plastow³  Fasloen Adams³  Hester van Biljon³  David Bellagamba⁴  Isabel Margot-Cattin⁴ 

[1] Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden;Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden;Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa;University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Windisch, Switzerland;

关键词: Active ageing;    Research equity;    Vulnerable groups;    Inconsistent reporting;    Sustainable development;    Knowledge gap;    Minority groups;    Discrimination;    Exclusion;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-022-03492-8

 received in 2022-03-22, accepted in 2022-09-26,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundUnmet community mobility needs of older adults, published since the announcement of the UN sustainable development goals was synthesised to describe the health equity characteristics of research identifying unmet community mobility needs of older adults.MethodsSearches were conducted in March and April 2020, 2275 articles were screened and 100 identified for data extraction.ResultsFindings showed underrepresentation of articles considering rural settings [9%] and originating in the global South [14%]. Gender, disability, education, and transport / driving were identified as key health equity characteristics and only 10 articles provided detail on all four of these. External factors inhibiting community mobility included built environments, service availability, and societal attitudes. Internal factors included finances, fear and apprehension, and functional limitations.ConclusionsThe need for standardised reporting of participant characteristics in the community mobility of older adults was highlighted. These characteristics are required by research consumers to judge equity dimensions, and the extent to which findings represent minority or marginalised groups. Fifteen years after the UN pledge to reduce inequalities, peer reviewed primary research does not reflect a global drive to end discrimination, exclusion and reduce the inequalities and vulnerabilities that leave people behind.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2022. corrected publication 2022

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