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| The role of the social environment on physical and mental health of older adults | | Author(s) | Julie A Norstrand, Allen Glicksman, James Lubben, Morton Kleban |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 26, nos 1-3, January-September 2012 |
| Pages | pp 290-307 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Depression ; Physical environment ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Social interaction ; Well being. |
| Annotation | Understanding the complex relationship between the environmental context and the well-being of older adults is paramount as ageing in place is increasingly acknowledged as a policy goal. This study investigated how the social environment (measured by social capital) is related to both physical and mental health including depression. A sample of 3,219 older adults (60 years and older) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area was obtained from the Philadelphia Health Management Corporation survey collected in 2006. Participation in groups, a sense of belonging and neighbours willing to help were associated with self-rated physical health, whereas trust in neighbours and sense of belonging and neighbours willing to help were associated with depressive symptoms even when sociodemographic indicators were controlled. This study furthers our understanding of how social capital may relate to the physical and mental health of older people and illustrates the usefulness of this important concept in environmental gerontology. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121026056 A |
| Classmark | CC: D: ENR: R: RH: TMA: D:F:5HH |
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