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Neighborhood disadvantage and the risk of dementia and mortality among refugees to Denmark: A quasi-experimental study.

Min Hee Kim, Else Foverskov, Trine Frøslev, Justin S White, M Maria Glymour, Jens Hainmueller, Lars Pedersen, Henrik T Sørensen, Rita Hamad

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Article in SSM - population health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Min Hee KimPhilip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Else FoverskovDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Trine FrøslevDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Justin S WhitePhilip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
M Maria GlymourDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Jens HainmuellerDepartment of Political Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Lars PedersenDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Henrik T SørensenDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Rita HamadPhilip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Aarhus University Hospital · DKLee University · USStanford University · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

Using a Natural Experiment to Evaluate the Long-Term Effects of Neighborhood Deprivation on Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Risk FactorsR01AG063385 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI HAMAD, RITA · 2019 to 2023
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NIA NIH HHS R01 AG063385
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Neighborhood disadvantage may increase the risk of adverse health outcomes among older refugees. Yet few studies rigorously estimate the effects of place-based factors on later-life health, particularly dementia and mortality. Evidence about refugees is especially sparse. Methods: This study leveraged a natural experiment in the form of a Danish policy (1986-1998) that dispersed refugees quasi-randomly across neighborhoods upon arrival. We used longitudinal registers allowing 30 years of follow-up among refugees aged 40+ years upon arrival in Denmark (N = 9,854). Cox models assessed the association between neighborhood disadvantage and risk of dementia and mortality. We examined heterogeneous effects by sex, age, and family size. We also examined associations among non-refugee immigrants and native-born Danes. Results: Neighborhood disadvantage was not associated with dementia in any group. One unit increase in neighborhood disadvantage index (ranges -8 to 5.7) was associated with greater mortality risk among non-refugee immigrants (HR 1.06, 95%CI: 1.02, 1.10) and native-born Danes (HR 1.11, 95%CI: 1.06, 1.17). In contrast, neighborhood disadvantage was associated with Discussion: While neighborhood disadvantage was associated with lower mortality risk among refugees, it was associated with greater mortality risk among non-refugee immigrants and native-born Danes, perhaps due to confounding in the latter groups or different place-based experiences by immigration status. Future research is warranted to explain the reasons for contrasting findings.

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Immigration policyNatural experimentPlace-based effectsPolicy evaluationSurvival analysis

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PMID36589275
PMCPMC9795514
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