Protective Association Between Neighborhood Walkability and Depression in Older Men

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 526 - 533
• Main Authors: Berke, Ethan M., Gottlieb, Laura M., Moudon, Anne Vernez, Larson, Eric B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.04.2007; Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; built environment; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression; Depression - diagnosis; Depression - epidemiology; Female; General aspects; Geriatrics; Health Status; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical sciences; Mental depression; mental health; Mood disorders; Neighborhoods; older people; Prevention and actions; Probability; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Regression Analysis; Residence Characteristics; Sex Factors; Social Class; walkability; Walking; Washington - epidemiology; Washington; King County Washington; Human; Mood disorder; Social influence; Urban environment; built environment; Mental health; Depression; Male; Prevention; walkability; Gerontology; Association; Health and environment; Neighbourhood; Urbanization; older people; Elderly; Public health; Geriatrics

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between neighborhood walkability and depression in older adults. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional analysis using data from Adult Changes in Thought (ACT), a prospective, longitudinal cohort study. SETTING: King County, Washington. PARTICIPANTS: Seven hundred forty rand...