scholarly journals Linking Neighborhood Characteristics to Food Insecurity in Older Adults: The Role of Perceived Safety, Social Cohesion, and Walkability

2011 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wai Ting Chung ◽  
William T. Gallo ◽  
Nancy Giunta ◽  
Maureen E. Canavan ◽  
Nina S. Parikh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Neighborhood Characteristics ◽  
Perceived Safety

scholarly journals Linking green space to neighborhood social capital in older adults: The role of perceived safety

2018 ◽  
Vol 207 ◽  
pp. 38-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Hong ◽  
James F. Sallis ◽  
Abby C. King ◽  
Terry L. Conway ◽  
Brian Saelens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Neighborhood Social Capital

High Life Satisfaction: Exploring the Role of Health, Social Integration and Perceived Safety among Mexican Midlife and Older Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 521-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Camacho ◽  
Yookyong Lee ◽  
Anindita Bhattacharya ◽  
Laura X. Vargas ◽  
Laura Kimberly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
High Life Satisfaction

Perceived Neighborhood and Walking Among Older Brazilian Adults Living in Urban Areas: A National Study (ELSI-Brazil)

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Bruno de Souza Moreira ◽  
Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade ◽  
Luciana de Souza Braga ◽  
Alessandra de Carvalho Bastone ◽  
Juliana Lustosa Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physical Disorder ◽  
National Study ◽  
Neighborhood Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional

The study goal was to examine the association between perceived neighborhood characteristics and walking in urban older adults in Brazil. A cross-sectional study including 4,027 older adults from the baseline of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil) was performed. Walking was measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Neighborhood characteristics were questions about physical disorder, noise pollution, safety, violence, social cohesion, services, concerns with community mobility, and pleasantness. Multinomial logistic regression was used. Concern about taking the bus, subway, or train was inversely associated with walking for men. Violence (victim of theft, robbery, or had home broken into) and social cohesion (trust in neighbors) were positively and inversely associated with walking for women, respectively. A significant interaction term between social cohesion and number of chronic diseases was observed for women. These findings demonstrate the need for sex-specific interventions and policies to increase the walking levels among older Brazilian adults.

Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults: The Role of Cost-Related Medication Underuse

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patience Afulani ◽  
Dena Herman ◽  
Alisha Coleman-Jensen ◽  
Gail G. Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Food Insecurity

Food insecurity among older adults in the U.S.: The role of mortgage borrowing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cäzilia Loibl ◽  
Alec P. Rhodes ◽  
Stephanie Moulton ◽  
Donald Haurin ◽  
Chrisse Edmunds
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
The U.S

Neighborhood Social Cohesion, Resilience, and Psychological Well-Being Among Chinese Older Adults in Hawai’i

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Sizhe Liu ◽  
Keqing Zhang ◽  
Bei Wu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Birth Place ◽  
Neighborhood Social Cohesion ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Background and Objectives A growing body of literature indicates that neighborhood social cohesion is generally associated with lower levels of psychological distress and higher levels of life satisfaction (LS). However, very few studies have examined these relationships among Chinese older adults, the fastest growing aging population across all racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. Focusing on this population, the current study aims to examine the associations of neighborhood cohesion with psychological distress and LS as well as the mediating role of resilience and the moderating role of birth place in the associations. Research Design and Methods Ordinary least squares regressions were applied to analyze data collected among 430 Chinese older adults aged 55 and older residing in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Results Results show that neighborhood social cohesion was positively associated with lower levels of psychological distress and higher levels of LS for the whole sample. The association between social cohesion and psychological distress was moderated by birth place such that the protecting effects of neighborhood cohesion on distress were only salient for the U.S.-born but not for the foreign-born. Moreover, the mediating role of resilience was identified: It contributed to more than 60% of the association between social cohesion and psychological distress, and more than 22% of the association between social cohesion and LS. Discussion and Implications Our findings indicate the importance of a cohesive social environment and resilience in shaping psychological well-being and quality of life for older Chinese adults, the U.S.-born in particular, living in Honolulu, Hawai’i.

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