Loneliness and depression among older European adults: The role of perceived neighborhood built environment.
Built environment
Depression
Loneliness
Older adults
Journal
Health & place
ISSN: 1873-2054
Titre abrégé: Health Place
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9510067
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2020
03 2020
Historique:
received:
31
01
2019
revised:
13
12
2019
accepted:
18
12
2019
entrez:
2
6
2020
pubmed:
2
6
2020
medline:
6
8
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Depression and loneliness act in a synergistic way among older adults. We tested two indicators of the perceived neighborhood built environment (BE) as moderators of the association between these conditions in older European adults. Positive perceptions of neighborhood BE were related to lower levels of loneliness but not to major depressive disorder (MDD). Reporting low BE usability was significantly related to a higher likelihood of feeling lonely except for those suffering from MDD, whereas reporting low BE walkability was significantly related with a high likelihood of loneliness particularly among those with MDD. Therefore, improving neighborhood BE and, specifically, its walkability, might result in a reduction in the prevalence of loneliness.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32479358
pii: S1353-8292(19)30110-8
doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102280
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Pagination
102280Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.