Title | Urban neighborhood context and change in depressive symptoms in late life. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Wight, RG, Cummings, JR, Karlamangla, AS, Aneshensel, CS |
Journal | J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci |
Volume | 64 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 247-51 |
Date Published | 2009 Mar |
ISSN Number | 1758-5368 |
Call Number | newpubs20090908/Wightetal.pdf |
Keywords | Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Cultural Diversity, depression, Disability Evaluation, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Los Angeles, Male, Personality Inventory, Poverty, Psychosocial Deprivation, Residence Characteristics, Risk Factors, Urban Population |
Abstract | OBJECTIVES: This study examines associations between urban neighborhood sociodemographic characteristics and change over time in late-life depressive symptoms. METHODS: Survey data are from three waves (1993, 1995, and 1998) of the Study of Assets and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old, a U.S. national probability sample of noninstitutionalized persons aged 70 years or older in 1993. Neighborhoods are 1990 U.S. Census tracts. Hierarchical linear regression is used to estimate multilevel models. RESULTS: The average change over time in depressive symptoms varies significantly across urban neighborhoods. Change in depressive symptoms is significantly associated with neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage and ethnic composition in unadjusted models but not in models that control for individual-level characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate that apparent neighborhood-level effects on change in depressive symptoms over time among urban-dwelling older adults reflect, for the most part, differences in characteristics of the neighborhood residents. |
DOI | 10.1093/geronb/gbn016 |
User Guide Notes | |
Endnote Keywords | Depressive Symptoms/Neighborhood Characteristics |
Endnote ID | 20350 |
Alternate Journal | J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci |
Citation Key | 7331 |
PubMed ID | 19181693 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2655167 |
Grant List | R01 AG022537 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States |