Association between built environment and the incidence of disability in basic and instrumental activities of daily living in the older adults: Results of a cohort study in southern Brazil

Danielewicz, Ana Lúcia; d’Orsi, Eleonora; Boing, Antônio Fernando

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“…For the 19 studies included 14 were cross-sectional [ 16 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ], 3 ecological studies [ 30 , 31 , 32 ], and 2 longitudinal cohorts [ 33 , 34 ] ( Figure 2 ). Nine studies were conducted in Brazil [ 16 , 19 , 20 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 33 ], six in Mexico [ 24 , 25 , 31 , 32 , 34 , 35 ], three in Colombia [ 21 , 22 , 23 ], and one in Chile [ 18 ] ( Figure 2 ). The studies were published between 2007 and 2019.…”

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“…The population ranged between 120 and 103 million individuals. In terms of age, nine studies focused on adults [ 16 , 20 , 22 , 24 , 25 , 27 , 29 , 34 , 35 ], five on individuals older than 50 years [ 21 , 26 , 28 , 33 , 34 ], two on the whole population [ 31 , 32 ], one included adults and teenagers [ 18 , 23 ], and one only included children [ 19 ] ( Figure 2 ).…”

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“…The exposure to green spaces was included using five general definitions. Eight studies used green space density or proximity [ 16 , 19 , 21 , 22 , 24 , 27 , 28 , 34 ], five used green presence [ 18 , 20 , 26 , 29 , 33 ], four used an index that incorporated an element such as vegetation, nature or parks [ 25 , 30 , 31 , 32 ], and two used green space or park visit [ 23 , 35 ] ( Figure 2 ).…”

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“…Two focused on infant mortality [ 30 , 32 ]. One study focused on the risk of hospital admissions due to cardiorespiratory diseases [ 16 ], one in falls [ 28 ], one in disability [ 33 ], and, finally, one on life expectancy [ 31 ] ( Figure 2 ).…”

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“…Among the three ecological studies, an association was found between: (a) the sustainable development index (that included the presence of rain forest and forest coverage) and mortality in children less than five years old (β = −0.624 (95% CI no reported)) [ 30 ]; (b) between an environmental index (that included the presence of vegetation, agriculture, forestry, and grassland) and life expectancy at birth in men (β = 0.09 (95% CI 0.01–0.17)) [ 31 ]; (c) between a neighborhood environment index (that included hectares of parks per 1000 residents) and infant mortality clusters, where they found two clusters of infant mortality in those areas with high vulnerability in the environment index (no risk estimates reported, only a description in the text describing an significant association) [ 32 ]. Between the two cohort studies, no association was found [ 33 , 34 ]. In terms of study quality, from the 19 studies only the 2 cohort studies scored as “good” quality on the NIH quality assessment tool [ 33 , 34 ].…”

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Why a New Research Agenda on Green Spaces and Health Is Needed in Latin America: Results of a Systematic Review

Rojas-Rueda

Vaught

Buss

2021

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(1) Background: Increasing and improving green spaces have been suggested to enhance health and well-being through different mechanisms. Latin America is experiencing fast population and urbanization growth; with rising demand for interventions to improve public health and mitigate climate change. (2) Aim: This study aimed to review the epidemiological evidence on green spaces and health outcomes in Latin America. (3) Methods: A systematic literature review of green spaces and health outcomes was carried out for studies published in Latin America before 28 September 2020. A search strategy was designed to identify studies published in Medline via PubMed and LILACS. The search strategy included terms related to green spaces combined with keywords related to health and geographical location. No time limit for the publication was chosen. The search was limited to English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French published articles and humans’ studies. (4) Findings: This systematic review found 19 epidemiological studies in Latin America related to green spaces and health outcomes. Nine studies were conducted in Brazil, six in Mexico, three in Colombia, and one in Chile. In terms of study design, 14 were cross-sectional studies, 3 ecological, and 2 cohort studies. The population included among the studies ranged from 120 persons to 103 million. The green space definition used among studies was green density or proximity (eight studies), green presence (five studies), green spaces index (four studies), and green space visit (two studies). The health outcomes included were mental health (six studies), overweight and obesity (three studies), quality of life (three studies), mortality (two studies), cardiorespiratory disease (one study), disability (one study), falls (one study), and life expectancy (one study). Eleven studies found a positive association between green spaces and health, and eight studies found no association. (5) Conclusion: This systematic review identified 19 epidemiological studies associating green spaces and health outcomes in Latin America. Most of the evidence suggests a positive association between green spaces and health in the region. However, most of the evidence was supported by cross-sectional studies. Prioritizing longitudinal studies with harmonized exposure and outcome definitions and including vulnerable and susceptible populations is needed in the region.

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Is the self-perception of the built neighborhood associated with fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults?

Canever

Danielewicz

Leopoldino

et al. 2021

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

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Neighbourhood physical environment, intrinsic capacity, and 4-year late-life functional ability trajectories of low-income Chinese older population: A longitudinal study with the parallel process of latent growth curve modelling

Liu

Guo

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EClinicalMedicine

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Background: Knowledge of how intrinsic capacity (IC) and neighbourhood physical environment shape functional ability (FA) trajectories in later life remains understudied. We investigated four-year trajectories of IC and their impact on FA trajectories and the association between neighbourhood physical environment and FA trajectories among community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong, China. Methods: We conducted a four-wave longitudinal study from 2014 to 2017 in Hong Kong with 2,081 adults aged 65 and above. FA was assessed by The Chinese Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale. We used cognition, affect, locomotion, sensory capacity, and vitality to capture the multiple domains of IC. Neighbourhood physical environment attributes included green space, land use diversity, and availability of facilities, assessed within 200-and 500-meter buffers of respondents' homes. We used the parallel process of latent growth curve model. Findings: IC (Unstandardized coefficient, b = À0.02, p<0.001) and FA (b = À0.20, p<0.001) each decreased significantly over time. Individuals with declines in IC experienced a faster decline in FA over time. Green space within a 200-meter buffer (b = 1.15, p = 0.023), the number of leisure (b = 0.03, p = .0.043) and public transport (b = 0.08, p = .0.003) facilities within a 500-meter buffer slowed the rate of FA decline. Interpretation: The level of FA decreased over time in later life. Changes in IC shaped FA trajectories. Increased residential green space and the number of leisure and public transport facilities in the neighbourhood may help slow FA decline over time. Funding: The Hong Kong Housing Society.

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Association between built environment and the incidence of disability in basic and instrumental activities of daily living in the older adults: Results of a cohort study in southern Brazil

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Why a New Research Agenda on Green Spaces and Health Is Needed in Latin America: Results of a Systematic Review

Why a New Research Agenda on Green Spaces and Health Is Needed in Latin America: Results of a Systematic Review

Is the self-perception of the built neighborhood associated with fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults?

Neighbourhood physical environment, intrinsic capacity, and 4-year late-life functional ability trajectories of low-income Chinese older population: A longitudinal study with the parallel process of latent growth curve modelling

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