Associations between perceived proximity to neighborhood resources, disability, and social participation among community-dwelling older adults: results from the VoisiNuAge study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the associations between perceived proximity to neighborhood resources, disability, and social participation and the potential moderating effect of perceived proximity to neighborhood resources on the association between disability and social participation in community-dwelling older women and men.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Community.

Participants

Older adults (296 women, 258 men).

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Data for age, education, depressive symptoms, frequency of participation in community activities, perceived proximity to neighborhood resources (services, amenities), and functional autonomy in daily activities (disability) were collected by means of interviewer-administered questionnaire.

SUBMITTER: Levasseur M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3566226 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature