ArticleInternational journal of health geographics2020
Neighbourhood environment and depressive symptoms among the elderly in Hong Kong and Singapore.
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- A systematic review on the associations between built environment and mental health among older people.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- How urban green spaces influence adolescent mental health in urban fringe areas: A cultural ecosystem services perspective.iScience · 2026Article
- Urban environments and depression among older adults: policy implications from the WHO age-friendly cities framework.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Health Benefits of Cycling as a Form of Active Travel: A Pilot Empirical Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- What neighborhood environment configuration can alleviate depressive symptoms in older adults: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Integrating BWM and modified VIKOR for age-friendly community park assessment in the context of mental health.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Driving the determinants of older people's mental health in the context of urban resilience: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Factors of Capital on Depression in Older Adulthood: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Regions in Korea.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The association between street connectivity and depression among older Japanese adults: the JAGES longitudinal study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Neighborhood Environment and Mental Well-Being Among Chinese Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Social Capital.Innovation in aging · 2022Article
- A New Perspective of Urban-Rural Differences: The Impact of Social Support on the Mental Health of the Older Adults: A Case from Shaanxi Province, China.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundGeriatric depression is a growing public health issue worldwide. This study aims at identifying the relevant neighbourhood attributes, separate from the individual-level characteristics, that are related to the onset of depressive disorders among the geriatric population.
methodsThis study adopts a structural equation modelling (SEM) approach to understand the effect of the neighbourhood environment on geriatric depression, as identified by data collected from community-dwelling elderly living in Hong Kong and Singapore. Using network buffers as the unit of analysis, different features of the neighbourhood environment are captured and analysed. SEM also examines the strength and direction of the relationships using different parameters at both the individual and neighbourhood levels, as well as the prevalence of depressive symptoms among the elderly.
resultsThe total sample size is 347, with 173 and 174 elderly people in Hong Kong and Singapore respectively. The results show that in addition to one's physical health status, both objective and subjective neighbourhood factors including the size of parks, land use mix, walkability, and connectivity are all statistically significant influential factors in geriatric depression. In particular, enhancing walkability and providing more parks at the neighbourhood level can bring mental health benefits.
conclusionsPublic health policy initiatives aimed at tackling geriatric depression can be achieved by adopting a holistic and integrative approach to better prepare the neighbourhood environment in an ageing society.
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