Learned a new term today--restricted life space. I am working on some research related to falls among the elderly. Specifically, we are interested in the extent to which the fear of falling isolates older adults. I've been reading along, talking to other researchers, and just today came across this whole literature on "restricted life space." It is a term in nursing literature, and to some extent other medical literature. Seems restricted life space may be related to all kinds of things, including Alzheimer's Disease.
While it is a synonym for "mobility limitations" in these senses, it seems like a nice concept for all kinds of other things. In what ways do we restrict our life space? How do we limit ourselves? I like the idea of having a "life space," an expansive, wide-open, stretch of possibilities.
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