@article{ref1,
title="Neighborhood characteristics and depressive symptoms in an older population",
journal="Aging and mental health",
year="2014",
author="Ivey, Susan L. and Kealey, Melissa and Kurtovich, Elaine and Hunter, Rebecca H. and Prohaska, Thomas R. and Bayles, Constance M. and Satariano, William A.",
volume="19",
number="8",
pages="713-722",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: We explored relationships between depressive symptoms and neighborhood environment measures including traffic safety, crime, social capital, and density of businesses in community-dwelling older adults from four different regions of the United States. <br><br>METHOD: The Healthy Aging Research Network walking study is a cross-sectional study of 884 adults aged 65+, which included a 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale of depressive symptoms, demographics, self-reported neighborhood perceptions, and objective neighborhood data. <br><br>RESULTS: After adjusting for individual covariates, reports of neighborhood crime, unsafe traffic, and unwillingness of neighbors to help each other were significantly positively associated with depressive symptoms among participants. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This research suggests an association between self-reported depressive symptoms and the social and built environment; examining causal association requires additional longitudinal research in diverse populations of older adults.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1360-7863",
doi="10.1080/13607863.2014.962006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2014.962006"
}