Journal article
Neighborhood Characteristics and Disability in Older Adults
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, v 64B(2)
29 Jan 2009
PMID: 19181694
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Abstract
Objective To characterize the influence of the residential neighborhood of older adults on the prevalence of disability. 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. 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. 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.
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- Title
- Neighborhood Characteristics and Disability in Older Adults
- Creators
- John R. Beard - Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New YorkShannon Blaney - New York Academy of MedicineMagda Cerda - Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine, New YorkVictoria 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
- The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, v 64B(2)
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000264190700011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-64149094311
- Other Identifier
- 991020100066104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Geriatrics & Gerontology
- Gerontology
- Psychology
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary