ArticleAging & mental health
Trajectories of depressive symptoms among older African Americans: the influence of neighborhood characteristics and gender.
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- What neighborhood environment configuration can alleviate depressive symptoms in older adults: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Perceptions matter: Physical neighborhood disadvantage and older adults' emotional health.Wellbeing, space and society · 2025Article
- Psychological repercussions of PM air pollution in human aging: a comprehensive review of urban and rural environments.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Neighborhood perception and depressive symptoms: the ELSI-Brasil national study, 2015-2016.Revista de saude publica · 2025Article
- Longitudinal relationship between social participation, depressive symptoms, and activity impairment among older patients with arthritis: a moderated mediation analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesFocusing on older African Americans, this study aims to (1) identify 9-year trajectories of depressive symptoms, (2) examine the association between baseline neighborhood characteristics (i.e., social cohesion and physical disadvantage) and trajectories of depressive symptoms, and (3) test whether the effects of neighborhood characteristics on depressive symptoms trajectories differ by gender.
methodsData came from the National Health and Aging Trend Study. Older African Americans at baseline were selected (
resultsThree trajectories of depressive symptoms were identified: "persistently low," "moderate and increasing," and "high and decreasing" (Objective 1). Objective 2 and 3 were partially supported. Specifically, high perceived neighborhood social cohesion was associated with a lower relative risk of being on the "moderate and increasing" versus the "persistently low" trajectory (RRR = 0.64,
conclusionsHigh levels of neighborhood social cohesion may protect against increasing depressive symptoms in older African Americans. Compared to women, older African American men may be more vulnerable to negative mental health effects of neighborhood physical disadvantage.
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