Description/Abstract
Living in neighborhoods with poor built and social environments, such as low walkability and high concentrations of low-income populations, is associated with low levels of cognitive functioning among older adults. This brief summarizes findings from a study that aims to understand how U.S. older adults’ (age 65+) exposures to residential neighborhood environments – specifically walkability and concentrated socioeconomic disadvantage – are associated with their cognitive functioning between 2010 and 2018. The authors also examined how these associations vary by older adults’ education level and household income level.
Document Type
Research Brief
Keywords
Cognitive Functioning, Walkable Neighborhoods, Older Adults
Disciplines
Gerontology | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology
Date
3-5-2024
Language
English
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the following National Institute on Aging (NIA) awards: a pilot project from the Center for Aging and Policy Studies at Syracuse University (ADRD Supplement from grant # P30AG066583) and an R21 award (Grant # R21AG065654). The authors thank Janet Wilmoth, Alyssa Kirk, and Shannon Monnat for suggested edits on a prior version of this brief.
Funder(s)
National Institute on Aging
Funding ID
ADRD Supplement grant # P30AG066583 and R21 award (Grant # R21AG065654)
Recommended Citation
Yang, T.-C., Kim, S., Choi, S.-w.E., Mitchell, U.A., and Shaw, B.A. (2024). Cognitive Functioning is Higher among Older Adults in Walkable Neighborhoods that Have Low Economic Disadvantage. Lerner Center Population Health Research Brief Series. Research Brief #111. Accessed at: https://surface.syr.edu/lerner/245/
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