Associations Between Neighborhood Environments and Depressive Symptoms of Older Adults

Yuqi Liu; Shiyu Lu; Yingqi Guo; Hung Chak Ho; Hiu Kwan Chui; Chris Webster; Lai Har Chiu; Terry YS Lum

doi:10.1093/geroni/igab046.1809

Associations Between Neighborhood Environments and Depressive Symptoms of Older Adults

Yuqi Liu, Shiyu Lu, Yingqi Guo, Hung Chak Ho, Hiu Kwan Chui, Chris Webster, Lai Har Chiu, Terry YS Lum

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Little is known about the accumulative impacts of neighbourhood physical environments on depression among older adults. Based on a cohort study of 2,081 older adults in Hong Kong, this study examined longitudinal relationships between neighbourhood physical environments and depressive symptoms among older adults and the moderating effects of the slope of terrain and individual functional ability using latent growth curve modelling. Results indicated that the availability of community centres and passive leisure facilities reduced depressive symptoms over time. The protective effects of residential surrounding greenness on depressive symptoms among older adults differed by the slope of terrain. Longitudinal associations between neighbourhood physical environments and depressive symptoms varied between older adults with and without functional limitations. Identifying environmental barriers and applying targeted residential environment interventions are essential.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Innovation in Aging
Pages	468
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.1809
Publication status	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting: Disruption to Transformation: Aging in the "New Normal" - Online, Phoenix, United States Duration: 10 Nov 2021 → 13 Nov 2021 https://www.gsa2021.org/

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Name	Innovation in Aging
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Number	S1
Volume	5
ISSN (Electronic)	2399-5300

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Conference	Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting
Abbreviated title	GSA2021
Place	United States
City	Phoenix
Period	10/11/21 → 13/11/21
Internet address	https://www.gsa2021.org/

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Liu, Y, Lu, S, Guo, Y, Ho, HC, Chui, HK, Webster, C, Chiu, LH & Lum, TYS 2021, Associations Between Neighborhood Environments and Depressive Symptoms of Older Adults. in Innovation in Aging. Innovation in Aging, no. S1, vol. 5, pp. 468, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 10/11/21. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.1809

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Associations Between Neighborhood Environments and Depressive Symptoms of Older Adults

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