SynthesisAmerican journal of preventive medicine2009
Neighborhood environment in studies of health of older adults: a systematic review.
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336 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- How is housing insecurity measured among older adults? A systematic review.The Gerontologist · 2026Pooled it
- Is Greenness Associated with Dementia? A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis.Current environmental health reports · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review with Framework Synthesis of the Ways That Urban Environments Influence Opportunities for Healthy and Sustainable Mobility in Older Age.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Green Space and Health in Mainland China: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Measuring the association of objective and perceived neighborhood environment with physical activity in older adults: challenges and implications from a systematic review.International journal of health geographics · 2020Pooled it
- Impact of the Built Environment and the Neighborhood in Promoting the Physical Activity and the Healthy Aging in Older People: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Long-Term Exposure to Residential Greenspace and Healthy Ageing: a Systematic Review.Current environmental health reports · 2020Pooled it
- What is the impact on health and wellbeing of interventions that foster respect and social inclusion in community-residing older adults? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies.Systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Housing deprivation and depression in older adults living alone: the moderating roles of social capital and urban-rural region.BMC psychology · 2026Article
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- Social and Physical Environmental Factors Associated with Antihypertensive Medication Non-Adherence Among Older Adults with Hypertension in South Korea: Findings from the 2023 Community Health Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Ethnic Enclave Residence and Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Incidence among Asian American Adults, 2006 to 2017.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026Article
- Obesity Related Out-of-Pocket Expenditure and Productivity Loss: Evidence From Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Mixtures of key components of the external exposome in association with MRI biomarkers of brain structure: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Community-based health-focused longitudinal aging studies in East and Southeast Asia: landscape and future directions.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Review
- Regional Disparities in Factors Associated With Subjective Health Among Older Adults in Aging and Super-Aged Areas of Korea: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- 'See something, say something': a qualitative study of neighborhood perceptions and brain health.Aging & mental health · 2026Article
- Perceived Environmental Age Friendliness and Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- No Place Like Home? Local Crime and Older Adults' Time at Home.Social problems · 2026Article
- Associations of role, area deprivation index, and race with health behaviors and body mass index among localized prostate cancer patients and their partners.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
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Abstract
contextEpidemiologists and public health researchers are studying neighborhood's effect on individual health. The health of older adults may be more influenced by their neighborhoods as a result of decreased mobility. However, research on neighborhood's influence on older adults' health, specifically, is limited. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: Recent studies on neighborhood and health for older adults were identified. Studies were identified through searches of databases including PsycINFO, CINAHL, PubMed, Academic Search Premier, Ageline, Social Science Citation Index, and Health Source. Criteria for inclusion were as follows: human studies; English language; study sample included adults aged > or =55 years; health outcomes, including mental health, health behaviors, morbidity, and mortality; neighborhood as the primary exposure variable of interest; empirical research; and studies that included > or =10 neighborhoods. Air pollution studies were excluded. Five hundred thirty-eight relevant articles were published during 1997-2007; a total of 33 of these articles met inclusion criteria. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: The measures of objective and perceived aspects of neighborhood were summarized. Neighborhood was primarily operationalized using census-defined boundaries. Measures of neighborhood were principally derived from objective sources of data; eight studies assessed perceived neighborhood alone or in combination with objective measures. Six categories of neighborhood characteristics were socioeconomic composition, racial composition, demographics, perceived resources and/or problems, physical environment, and social environment. The studies are primarily cross-sectional and use administrative data to characterize neighborhood.
conclusionsThese studies suggest that neighborhood environment is important for older adults' health and functioning.
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