Características individuais associadas à autopercepção da extensão territorial da vizinhança

Abstract

There is a growing interest in evaluating the impact of neighborhood characteristics on health. The definition of neighborhood involves two main strategies, one using artificial boundaries, usually created for administrative purposes, and the other based on the individual's definition, namely the perceived neighborhood. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with heterogeneity in the perceived neighborhood among participants in a health survey in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Ordinal logistic regression was used to determine and quantify this association. Larger size of the perceived neighborhood was associated with better socioeconomic status, positive employment status, positive assessment of aesthetic aspects and mobility within the neighborhood, active identification of problems in the neighborhood, less involvement in sports/leisure activities, and knowing more neighbors. The study's results can help produce more significant neighborhood definitions that are more consistent with residents' own perceptions, thereby favoring more accurate estimates of neighborhood impact on health.

The place where you live and self-rated health in a large urban area

“…Finally, one adult resident (18 years or older) and one adolescent resident (11-17 years) were randomly selected from each household. Further details can be found in Camargos et al 23 and Célio et al 24 .…”

Self-rated health in urban adults, perceptions of the physical and social environment, and reported comorbidities: The BH Health Study

“…The choice of variables that evaluated perception of the neighborhood environment was based on previous work conducted by researchers from the OSUBH in the same population sample 16,17,19 .…”

“…Leisure-time physical activity was measured with the long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), calculating the weekly score for leisure-time physical activity 19 . Individuals were classified below the recommended level with less than 150 minutes of physical activity per week and within the recommended level with greater than or equal to 150 minutes/week 20 .…”

Indicadores dos atributos físicos e sociais da vizinhança obtidos pelo método de Observação Social Sistemática

“…Intitulado Observação Social Sistemática: Aplicação da Observação Direta das Condições Físicas e Sociais de uma Vizinhança, esse estudo propôs a utilização da OSS 23,26 para aferição das características físicas e sociais das vizinhanças, tendo as qualidades de confiabilidade avaliadas em estudo prévio 23 . O instrumento mostrou-se adequado para a observação de características com estabilidade temporal, principalmente quanto aos serviços, caracterização dos imóveis, ambiente para pedestres e segurança.…”

“…A área de estudo correspondeu às unidades geográficas do inquérito de base populacional descrito anteriormente a partir da premissa de que indivíduos de um mesmo setor censitário pertencem a uma mesma vizinhança, mesmo embora a delimitação espacial desta última não coincida com o setor censitário 25,26,27 . Os segmentos alcançados, mesmo que parcialmente por um entrevistado que, hipoteticamente, sai de sua residência e caminha 100 metros em qualquer direção, foram definidos como a área de alcance do entrevistado.…”