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This study investigates the impact of the first wave of the pandemic and related mobility intervention policies on the CBM of the senior population between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Based on anonymous mobile phone trajectory data from 17 million devices active in Shenzhen spanning December 2019 to May 2020, we consider the implementation of mobility intervention policies during different stages of pandemic in both cities. We adopt interrupted time series (ITS) analysis to explore the causal effects of different mobility intervention policies on the CBM of older people between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. We find that most mobility intervention policies have a significant abrupt or gradual effect on the CBM of older people, especially in the 60\u201364 age group. As these policies neglect the mobility needs and characteristics among the senior groups, such as visiting relatives or friends and seeking medical treatment across borders, we suggest that more coordinated and integrated policies and measures are required to address the CBM needs of older people in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, especially in the post-pandemic era.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2023.1285288","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,24]],"date-time":"2023-11-24T10:40:29Z","timestamp":1700822429000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["COVID-19 impacts on cross-border mobility of senior population between Shenzhen and Hong Kong"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Shi","family":"He","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Caicheng","family":"Niu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yue","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yinger","family":"Cai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wen","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yingbo","family":"Xiao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jie","family":"Yin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jth.2015.02.001","article-title":"The role of transport and mobility in the health of older people","volume":"2","author":"Musselwhite","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Transp Health"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"162","DOI":"10.1016\/j.gerinurse.2017.08.002","article-title":"The impact of mobility limitations on health outcomes among older adults","volume":"39","author":"Musich","year":"2018","journal-title":"Geriatr Nurs"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1462","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cstp.2022.05.010","article-title":"Mobility, activities, and happiness in old age: case of the elderly in Bangkok","volume":"10","author":"Thaithatkul","year":"2022","journal-title":"Case Stud Transport Pol"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1262","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tourman.2006.09.015","article-title":"A model of senior tourism motivations\u2014anecdotes from Beijing and Shanghai","volume":"28","author":"Hsu","year":"2007","journal-title":"Tour Manag"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"14","DOI":"10.1186\/s12992-017-0241-9","article-title":"Cross-border movement of older patients: a descriptive study on health service use of Japanese retirees in Thailand","volume":"13","author":"Miyashita","year":"2017","journal-title":"Glob Health"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e2007","DOI":"10.1002\/psp.2007","article-title":"Pensioners on the move: a \u2018legal gate\u2019 perspective on retirement migration to Spain. 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