Community mobility using private and public transportation is important for maintaining health, social participation and living well in later life. This international cross-sectional cohort study (N = 246) reported on the health and driving status of older adults from seven countries where the mobility patterns of drivers and non-drivers were compared in terms of city and rural areas, weather, as well as their respective differences in the number of out-of-home places accessed and quality of life. Older adults participated in a semi-structured interview and completed four standardised instruments: the EQ-5D-5L, modified PULSES health profile, modified Transportation Questionnaire, and the Transport – Participation in Activities and Places Outside the Home. Results suggested inclement weather and place of residence negatively impacted out-of-home activities but did not increase use of public transportation. Drivers accessed more out-of-home activities than non-drivers, suggesting higher community participation among this group, and quality of life was generally high among all participants, but slightly higher for drivers. Findings indicate that a complex myriad of factors can influence community mobility in older adults and further investigations are needed to understand patterns of transport in later life, particularly with regard to those factors that promote and maintain transport mobility, and relationships between transport mobility, community participation and quality of life.

使用私人和公共交通工具的社区流动对于维持健康，社会参与和晚年生活很重要。这项国际横断面队列研究（N = 246）报告了来自七个国家的老年人的健康状况和驾驶状况，并从城市和农村地区，天气以及其他方面比较了驾驶员和非驾驶员的出行方式它们在获得的户外场所数量和生活质量方面的各自差异。老年人参加了半结构化访谈，并完成了四项标准化工具：EQ-5D-5L，修改后的PULSES健康状况，修改后的运输调查表以及运输-参与家外活动和场所。结果表明恶劣的天气和居住地点对户外活动产生了负面影响，但并未增加公共交通的使用。驾驶员比非驾驶员参加了更多的户外活动，这表明该群体中的社区参与度更高，所有参与者的生活质量普遍较高，但驾驶员的生活质量略高。研究结果表明，各种各样的因素会影响老年人的社区流动性，需要进一步调查以了解晚年的交通方式，特别是那些促进和维持交通流动性的因素，以及交通流动性，社区参与之间的关系和生活质量。驾驶员比非驾驶员参加了更多的户外活动，这表明该群体中的社区参与度更高，所有参与者的生活质量普遍较高，但驾驶员的生活质量略高。研究结果表明，各种各样的因素会影响老年人的社区流动性，需要进一步调查以了解晚年的交通方式，特别是那些促进和维持交通流动性的因素，以及交通流动性，社区参与之间的关系和生活质量。驾驶员比非驾驶员参加了更多的户外活动，这表明该群体中的社区参与度更高，所有参与者的生活质量普遍较高，但驾驶员的生活质量略高。研究结果表明，各种各样的因素会影响老年人的社区流动性，需要进一步调查以了解晚年的交通方式，特别是那些促进和维持交通流动性的因素，以及交通流动性，社区参与之间的关系和生活质量。