The COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous, significant challenges for elderly in their daily life. In order to reach a deeper understanding of the feelings and thoughts of the elderly related to their possibilities to travel and engage in activities during the pandemic, this study takes a qualitative approach to exploring the views of the elderly themselves. The study focuses on experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of in-depth semi-structured interviews with elderly aged 70 and above, were conducted in June 2020. Applied Thematic Analysis (ATA) was applied, as a first stage, to investigate meaningful segments of data. In a second stage these identified segments were combined into a number of themes. This study reports the outcome of the ATA analysis. More specifically we report experiences, motivations and barriers for travel and activity participation, and discuss how these relate to the health and well-being of elderly, and vice versa. These findings highlight the strong need to develop a transport system that to a higher extent addresses the physical as well as the mental health of old people, with a particular focus on facilitating social interactions.

COVID-19 大流行给老年人的日常生活带来了许多重大挑战。为了更深入地了解老年人在疫情期间出行和参加活动的感受和想法，本研究采用定性方法探讨老年人自身的观点。该研究重点关注 COVID-19 大流行期间的经历。2020 年 6 月，我们对 70 岁及以上的老年人进行了多次深入的半结构化访谈。作为第一阶段，应用应用主题分析（ATA）来调查有意义的数据片段。在第二阶段，这些已确定的部分被组合成多个主题。本研究报告了 ATA 分析的结果。更具体地说，我们报告经验，旅行和活动参与的动机和障碍，并讨论这些与老年人的健康和福祉有何关系，反之亦然。这些发现凸显了开发交通系统的强烈需求，该系统能够在更大程度上解决老年人的身体和心理健康问题，特别注重促进社会互动。