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Neighborhood social capital and achieved mobility of older adults
Journal of aging and health, v 26(8), pp 1301-1319
Dec 2014
PMID: 25502243
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Abstract
Evaluate associations of neighborhood social capital and mobility of older adults.
A community-based survey (Philadelphia, 2010) assessed mobility (Life-Space Assessment [LSA]; range = 0-104) of older adults (n = 675, census tracts = 256). Social capital was assessed for all adults interviewed from 2002-2010 (n = 13,822, census tracts = 374). Generalized estimating equations adjusted for individual- and neighborhood-level characteristics estimated mean differences and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) in mobility by social capital tertiles. Interactions by self-rated health, living arrangement, and race were tested.
Social capital was not associated with mobility after adjustment for other neighborhood characteristics (mean difference for highest versus lowest tertile social capital = 0.79, 95% CI = [-3.3, 4.8]). We observed no significant interactions. In models stratified by race, Black participants had higher mobility in high social capital neighborhoods (mean difference = 7.4, CI = [1.0, 13.7]).
Social capital may not contribute as much as other neighborhood characteristics to mobility. Interactions between neighborhood and individual-level characteristics should be considered in research on mobility.
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- Title
- Neighborhood social capital and achieved mobility of older adults
- Creators
- Andrea L Rosso - Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA alr143@pitt.eduLoni P Tabb - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USATony H Grubesic - Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Laboratory, College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USAJennifer A Taylor - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USAYvonne L Michael - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of aging and health, v 26(8), pp 1301-1319
- Publisher
- Sage; United States
- Grant note
- AG028254 / NIA NIH HHS T32-AG-000181 / NIA NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000346262200004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84918811919
- Other Identifier
- 991014877687904721
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- Gerontology
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