Rosso Andrea L, Tabb Loni P, Grubesic Tony H, Taylor Jennifer A, Michael Yvonne L
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
J Aging Health. 2014 Dec;26(8):1301-19. doi: 10.1177/0898264314523447.
Evaluate associations of neighborhood social capital and mobility of older adults.
A community-based survey (Philadelphia, 2010) assessed mobility (Life-Space Assessment [LSA]; range = 0-104) of older adults (n = 675, census tracts = 256). Social capital was assessed for all adults interviewed from 2002-2010 (n = 13,822, census tracts = 374). Generalized estimating equations adjusted for individual- and neighborhood-level characteristics estimated mean differences and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) in mobility by social capital tertiles. Interactions by self-rated health, living arrangement, and race were tested.
Social capital was not associated with mobility after adjustment for other neighborhood characteristics (mean difference for highest versus lowest tertile social capital = 0.79, 95% CI = [-3.3, 4.8]). We observed no significant interactions. In models stratified by race, Black participants had higher mobility in high social capital neighborhoods (mean difference = 7.4, CI = [1.0, 13.7]).
Social capital may not contribute as much as other neighborhood characteristics to mobility. Interactions between neighborhood and individual-level characteristics should be considered in research on mobility.
评估邻里社会资本与老年人活动能力之间的关联。
一项基于社区的调查(费城,2010年)评估了老年人(n = 675,普查区 = 256)的活动能力(生活空间评估 [LSA];范围 = 0 - 104)。对2002 - 2010年接受访谈的所有成年人(n = 13,822,普查区 = 374)进行了社会资本评估。通过广义估计方程对个体和邻里层面的特征进行调整,估计了按社会资本三分位数划分的活动能力的平均差异和95%置信区间(CI)。对自评健康、居住安排和种族的交互作用进行了检验。
在对其他邻里特征进行调整后,社会资本与活动能力无关(社会资本最高三分位数与最低三分位数的平均差异 = 0.79,95% CI = [-3.3, 4.8])。我们未观察到显著的交互作用。在按种族分层的模型中,黑人参与者在高社会资本邻里中的活动能力较高(平均差异 = 7.4,CI = [1.0, 13.7])。
社会资本对活动能力的贡献可能不如其他邻里特征大。在活动能力研究中应考虑邻里和个体层面特征之间的交互作用。