Perceived neighbourhood social cohesion and myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The main strategy for alleviating heart disease has been to target individuals and encourage them to change their health behaviours. Although important, emphasis on individuals has diverted focus and responsibility away from neighbourhood characteristics, which also strongly influence people's behaviours. Although a growing body of research has repeatedly demonstrated strong associations between neighbourhood characteristics and cardiovascular health, it has typically focused on negative neighbourhood characteristics. Only a few studies have examined the potential health enhancing effects of positive neighbourhood characteristics, such as perceived neighbourhood social cohesion.

Methods

Using multiple logistic regression models, we tested whether higher perceived

SUBMITTER: Kim ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4600604 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature