NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENTS AND COGNITIVE HEALTH: ADVANCEMENTS IN CONCEPTS AND METHODS
2024

Neighborhood Environments and Cognitive Health

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Author Information

Author(s): Rosso Andrea, Hirsch Jana

Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US

Hypothesis

How do neighborhood environments influence cognitive health in older adults?

Conclusion

Understanding neighborhood influences on cognitive health can lead to better public health interventions.

Supporting Evidence

  • Residential neighborhood environments significantly impact cognitive health in older adults.
  • Interventions at the neighborhood level could have broad public health importance.
  • The study incorporates lifecourse exposures and considers race as a modifier of neighborhood effects.
  • Blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease are used as outcomes in the research.
  • Qualitative interviews provide insights into people's lived experiences related to neighborhood influences.

Takeaway

This study looks at how where you live can affect your brain health as you get older.

Methodology

The study includes various conceptual and methodological advancements from multiple studies.

Participant Demographics

Older adults living in various neighborhoods.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.1499

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