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| Understanding socioenvironmental contributors to racial and ethnic disparities in disability among older Americans | | Author(s) | Allison B Brenner, Philippa J Clarke |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 40, no 2, February 2018 |
| Publisher | Sage, February 2018 |
| Pages | pp 103-130 |
| Source | http://www.journals.sagepub.com/home/roa |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Physical disabilities ; Housing [elderly] ; Living patterns ; Correlation ; Quantitative studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Our understanding of the mechanisms through which racial or ethnic disparities in disability in older adults develop and are maintained is limited. The authors examined the role of physical impairment, socioeconomic factors and health for racial/ethnic disparities in activities of daily living (ADL), and the modifying role of the indoor home environment. Using data for 5,640 participants from the United States National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), negative binomial regression models were specified separately for men and women. Blacks and Hispanics reported more ADL difficulty than Whites. Living in homes with clutter was associated with higher rates of ADL difficulty, but it was not related to racial/ethnic disparities. Racial/ethnic differences were explained by physical impairment for men, but not for women. Socioeconomic factors and health accounted for remaining disparities for Black, but not for Hispanic women. Attention to individual and environmental factors is necessary to fully understand and address race/ethnic disparities in disability in older Americans. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180209217 A |
| Classmark | TK: BN: KE: K7: 49: 3DQ: 7T |
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