Roude Gabriella D, Wu Kimberly, Richardson Lisa, Tucker Amber, Moss Lolita, Kondo Michelle, Morrison Christopher N, Branas Charles C, Gustat Jeanette, Theall Katherine P
Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies, New Orleans, LA USA.
School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA USA.
Appl Res Qual Life. 2024;19(4):2125-2145. doi: 10.1007/s11482-024-10325-w. Epub 2024 Jun 11.
This qualitative study explored the role of neglected properties and neighborhood environment characteristics on a sample of New Orleans, Louisiana residents' health and well-being, sense of community, sense of safety, and civic engagement. We hypothesized that residents would identify conditions of their neighborhood's physical environment, including neglected properties, as one factor that impacted their health and other aspects of well-being. Seventy-four (N = 74) participants, including women, men, youth, young adults, and community leaders, took part in 11 focus groups (n = 51) and 23 key informant interviews. Thematic content analysis through inductive and deductive coding cycles of interview transcripts revealed five main categories related to urban neighborhood-built and social environments: 1) health and well-being, 2) sense of community, 3) sense of safety, 4) civic engagement, and 5) youth and family violence. Ten themes were developed and included, for example, the role of neighborhoods in delineating access to health-promoting characteristics and resources; the role of neighborhood social networks as crime prevention strategies; resident-led decision-making in neighborhood improvements; the negative impact of neglected properties; and the role of the local government in improving physical infrastructure. These findings affirm that residents were aware of and impacted by the cyclical nature of built environment neglect on health and well-being, community violence, neighborhood cohesion, civic engagement, and youth violence. Participants recommended improving neighborhood conditions to shift resident mindsets about the health of neighborhoods, reduce violence, and improve quality of life.
这项定性研究探讨了被忽视的房产和社区环境特征对路易斯安那州新奥尔良市居民的健康与福祉、社区感、安全感和公民参与度的影响。我们假设居民会将其社区物理环境的状况，包括被忽视的房产，视为影响他们健康和其他福祉方面的一个因素。74名参与者，包括女性、男性、青年、年轻人和社区领袖，参加了11个焦点小组（n = 51）和23次关键信息人访谈。通过对访谈记录进行归纳和演绎编码循环的主题内容分析，揭示了与城市社区建设和社会环境相关的五个主要类别：1）健康与福祉，2）社区感，3）安全感，4）公民参与度，5）青年和家庭暴力。形成了十个主题，例如社区在界定获得促进健康的特征和资源方面的作用；社区社会网络作为预防犯罪策略的作用；居民主导的社区改善决策；被忽视房产的负面影响；以及地方政府在改善物质基础设施方面的作用。这些发现证实，居民意识到建筑环境忽视对健康与福祉、社区暴力、社区凝聚力、公民参与度和青年暴力的周期性影响，并受到其影响。参与者建议改善社区条件，以改变居民对社区健康的观念，减少暴力，并提高生活质量。
