Sources of stress in impoverished neighbourhoods: insights into links between neighbourhood environments and health

Warr, Deborah; Feldman, Peter; Tacticos, Theonie; Kelaher, Margaret

doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00334.x

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“…[28][29][30][31][32] Similarly, in other studies of 'neighbourhood walking' and a review of neighbourhoods and health, including physical activity, 33 aspects of social capital associated with more advantaged neighbourhoods, such as a better external reputation, feelings of safety and belonging, trusting neighbours and availability and use of local amenities and parks, have been found to be important variables linked to higher rates of walking. [33][34][35] Personhood and citizenship Kitwood However, recent work has identified a limitation in this definition in that the approach and philosophical underpinnings remain at the level of the individual and fail to locate the person with dementia as an active participant in their community/neighbourhood.…”

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Neighbourhoods and dementia in the health and social care context: a realist review of the literature and implications for UK policy development

Keady

Campbell

Barnes

et al. 2012

Rev. Clin. Gerontol.

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SummaryThe National Dementia Strategy in England has performed an essential role in transforming health and social care services and improving the commissioning architecture. However, to date, little attention has been paid to understanding the ways in which the outdoor and built environment impacts and intersects with the lives of people with dementia and their carers. One way of better understanding the outdoor and built environment is through a focus on the ‘neighbourhood’ as this is an area of public policy where attempts are being made across disciplines to unpack its meanings, significance and identity. This paper adopts a realist review method to detail the key findings and messages from the body of work that links the experience of living with dementia to the neighbourhood. Our findings from this review are assimilated and defined/presented under three headings, namely: outdoor spaces, built environment, and everyday technologies. These headings and our definitions are not discrete properties and there is some overlap in content. We found no research that sets out to enquire about how people with dementia might define their neighbourhood or that explores everyday neighbourhood practices for those living with the condition. Emerging concepts such as citizenship and, in the UK, the Coalition Government advancement of the ‘Big Society’, promote a vision of civic responsibilities and networked, dementia-capable communities, but evaluation of such initiatives are virtually absent from the literature. The review did uncover some interesting and innovative research methods that extend neighbourhood working, such as the ‘walking interview’. In order to develop a neighbourhood model for dementia, future research should examine the relationship and interaction between the neighbourhood as a social space and as a physical space alongside the active role of people with dementia as ‘place-makers’.

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Section: Neighbourhoods and Dementia: Context And Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 90%

Neighbourhoods and dementia in the health and social care context: a realist review of the literature and implications for UK policy development

Keady

Campbell

Barnes

et al. 2012

Rev. Clin. Gerontol.

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“…Cumulative and compounding aspects of local environments that heighten feelings of insecurity and anxiety may be mechanisms that affect health through the living environment 39 . The impact of neighborhood conditions on health is likely to be modified by individual-level characteristics that make them more vulnerable to adverse neighborhood conditions, while others may have the personal and financial resources that allow them to overcome deficiencies or hazards in their neighborhoods 14 .…”

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Association of perceived neighborhood problems and census tract income with poor self-rated health in adults: a multilevel approach

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Neighborhood problems constitute sources of chronic stress that may increase the risk of poor self-rated health. The associations of census tract level income and perceived neighborhood problems with self-rated health were examined in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil (1,720 adults). Odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) of poor self-rated health were estimated through multilevel models. Residents in census tracts in the lower and intermediate tertiles of income reported poorer health than those in the highest tertile. OR of reporting poorer health was 2.44 (95%CI: 2.35- 2.54) in the higher tertile of social disorder (adjusting for mental health). The chances of reporting the poorer health with neighborhood problems ranged from 1.07 (95%CI: 1.03-1.11) to 2.02 (95%CI: 1.95-2.10) for the higher tertile of social disorder (physical health) and physical problem (health-related variables). Perceived neighborhood problems were independently associated with poor health. The perception of a neighborhood among its residents should be considered by health policymakers.

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“…Although distinct from perceived safety, it is relevant in that an environment with higher levels of perceived social and physical disorder is likely to be one that individuals perceive to be more threatening, risky and dangerous (Hill et al, 2005). A large literature has linked perceived disorder with worse health and well-being (Hill et al, 2005;Ross et al, 2000;Ross and Mirowsky, 2001;Warr et al, 2009) and perceived disorder has also been linked with lower levels of neighbourhood satisfaction (Hipp, 2009;Harris, 2001;Woldoff, 2002).…”

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Australian Aboriginal Urban Residents’ Satisfaction with Living in Their Neighbourhood: Perceptions of the Neighbourhood Socio-cultural Environment and Individual Socio-demographic Factors

Osborne¹,

Ziersch²,

Baum³

et al. 2011

Urban Studies

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This paper draws on survey data from 143 Aboriginal participants living in Adelaide, South Australia, to examine factors associated with Australian Aboriginal urban residents' satisfaction with living in their neighbourhoods. Associations were examined between neighbourhood satisfaction, individual socio-demographic measures and perceptions of the neighbourhood socio-cultural environment (including experiences of racism in the neighbourhood, perceived tolerance in the neighbourhood, perceived neighbourhood cohesion, trust in other neighbourhood residents and perceived neighbourhood safety). Staged multivariate logistic regression models led to a final model where trust in people in the neighbourhood and perceived safety in the neighbourhood were significant predictors of neighbourhood satisfaction. Experience of racism in the neighbourhood was a significant predictor in earlier steps in the model, but did not remain significant. Understanding factors contributing towards Aboriginal residents' satisfaction with living in neighbourhoods is important in informing neighbourhood-based policies and programmes to enhance the well-being of Aboriginal residents in Australian cities.

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Sources of stress in impoverished neighbourhoods: insights into links between neighbourhood environments and health

Cited by 39 publications

References 24 publications

Neighbourhoods and dementia in the health and social care context: a realist review of the literature and implications for UK policy development

Neighbourhoods and dementia in the health and social care context: a realist review of the literature and implications for UK policy development

Association of perceived neighborhood problems and census tract income with poor self-rated health in adults: a multilevel approach

Australian Aboriginal Urban Residents’ Satisfaction with Living in Their Neighbourhood: Perceptions of the Neighbourhood Socio-cultural Environment and Individual Socio-demographic Factors

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