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We measured LSM using UAB\u2019s Life-Space Assessment (LSA), a validated instrument assessing movement through zones ranging from their bedroom to out of town. We assessed loss every 6 months using a standard bereavement questionnaire capturing spousal, other relative, or friend loss. We used piecewise linear mixed-effects models to compare LSA trajectories.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>At baseline, those who later experienced loss, compared with those who did not were younger, more likely to be female, and overall in better health. Those without loss had a baseline mean LSA score of 49.5 and a decline of 0.08 points per year (p\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.001). Those with loss had a baseline LSA score of 60 and declined by 1.0 point per year before loss (p\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.001), accelerating to 1.8 points per year after loss (p\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.001).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion and Implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Those with loss do not experience acute decline postloss but do have an acceleration of the preexisting decline. Although additional research may explain the impact of loss on LSM; this finding suggests that more interventions such as social, mental, or health care services, may be needed for those who experience loss. Specifically, bereaved individuals may benefit from it.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/geront\/gnad116","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,28]],"date-time":"2023-08-28T14:15:41Z","timestamp":1693232141000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Changes in Life-Space Mobility With Loss of Relatives and Friends Among Older Adults: Results From the UAB Study of Aging"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"64","author":[{"given":"Amelia","family":"Driggers","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University , Starkville, Mississippi , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4638-126X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Richard E","family":"Kennedy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham , 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