Neighborhood Context and Cognitive Health in Older Mexican Americans
Author Information
Author(s): Milani, Clark, Lee, Scambray, Kyriakos Markides
Primary Institution: University of Michigan
Hypothesis
Research is needed within groups to guide development of culturally and environmentally specific interventions for cognitive health.
Conclusion
The symposium highlights how various neighborhood factors are associated with cognitive health among older Mexican Americans.
Supporting Evidence
- Limitations in activities of daily living mediate the association between living in a census tract with more highways and worse cognitive health.
- Ethnic enclaves have a negative effect on both cognitive and functional decline.
- In urban settings, the presence of religious organizations is associated with better cognitive health.
- More civic organizations are linked to worse cognitive health.
- Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood adversely affects cognition among those with moderate relationship quality.
Takeaway
This study looks at how where you live can affect your brain health, especially for older people in Mexican American communities.
Methodology
The symposium includes four papers analyzing neighborhood factors and cognitive health among older Mexican Americans.
Participant Demographics
Older Mexican Americans from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly.
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