ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2013
Optimizing mobility in later life: the role of the urban built environment for older adults aging in place.
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- Comprehensive 5P framework for active aging using the ecological approach: an iterative systematic review.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
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- The Role of the Built Environment in the Community Participation of Adults Aging With Long-Term Physical Disabilities: A Scoping Review.Journal of aging and environment · 2024Article
- Disparities in First Instrumental Activity of Daily Living Difficulty between Black and White Older Adults: Findings from the Advanced Cognitive Training in Independent and Vital Elderly Study.Journal of aging and health · 2023Article
- Living in an Age-Friendly Community: Evidence from a Masterplanned Development in Southwest Sydney.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Identifying built environment factors influencing the community participation of adults aging with long-term physical disabilities: a qualitative study.Disability & society · 2023Article
- State of the Art Physiotherapist-Led Approaches to Safe Aging in Place.Archives of physiotherapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
Hazards in the urban built environment can create barriers to mobility among older adults aging in place. We investigated the relationship between urban built environment characteristics and 15-month trajectories of mobility disability in a sample of 1,188 older adults living in Detroit, MI, a city that has undergone rapid economic and structural decline. Data come from the Michigan Minimum Data Set for Home Care (2001-2008), an enumerative database of older adults in Michigan who qualify for federal or state-funded home and community-based long-term care through a Medicaid waiver program. Standardized assessments are made at intake and every 90 days by case managers. Built environments were assessed with a virtual audit using the "Street View" feature of Google Earth. A summary accessibility score was created for each block based on a count of the number of accessible features (e.g., continuous barrier-free sidewalks and proximity of public transportation). Using growth mixture models, two latent trajectories of outdoor mobility were identified: one capturing occasional outdoor mobility (representing 83 % of the sample) and one capturing almost no mobility outside the home. Controlling for sociodemographic and health risk factors, individuals living in more accessible environments had a 18 % higher odds of being in the more mobile group (OR = 1.18, 95 % CI = 1.01, 1.41). These findings emphasize the importance of the built environment for mobility among urban-dwelling older adults.
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