Journal article
Neighborhood characteristics and disability in older adults
Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Vol.64(2), pp.252-257
2009
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Abstract
<p><p id="x-x-x-p-1">Objective To characterize the influence of the residential neighborhood of older adults on the prevalence of disability. <p id="x-x-x-p-2">Methods We combined Census data on disability in older adults living in New York City with environmental information from a comprehensive geospatial database. We used factor analysis to derive dimensions of compositional and physical neighborhood characteristics and linear regression to model their association with levels of disability. Measures of neighborhood collective efficacy were added to these models to explore the impact of the social environment. <p id="x-x-x-p-3">Results Low neighborhood socioeconomic status, residential instability, living in areas with low proportions of foreign born and high proportions of Black residents, and negative street characteristics were associated with higher prevalence of both “physical” disability and “going outside the home” disability. High crime levels were additionally associated with physical disability, although this relationship disappeared when misdemeanor arrests were removed from the crime variable. Low levels of collective efficacy were associated with more going-outside-the-home disability, with racial/ethnic composition dropping out of this model to be replaced by an interaction term. <p id="x-x-x-p-4">Conclusion The urban environment may have a substantial impact on whether an older adult with a given level of functional impairment is able to age actively and remain independent.</p>
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- Title
- Neighborhood characteristics and disability in older adults
- Creators
- John R Beard - New York Academy of MedicineShannon Blaney - New York Academy of MedicineMagda Cerda - New York Academy of MedicineVictoria Frye - New York Academy of MedicineGina S Lovasi - Columbia UniversityDanielle Ompad - New York Academy of MedicineAndrew Rundle - Columbia UniversityDavid Vlahov - New York Academy of Medicine
- Publication Details
- Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Vol.64(2), pp.252-257
- Identifiers
- 2736; 991012821321602368
- Academic Unit
- School of Health and Human Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article