MINDMAP: establishing an integrated database infrastructure for research in ageing, mental well-being, and the urban environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urbanization and ageing have important implications for public mental health and well-being. Cities pose major challenges for older citizens, but also offer opportunities to develop, test, and implement policies, services, infrastructure, and interventions that promote mental well-being. The MINDMAP project aims to identify the opportunities and challenges posed by urban environmental characteristics for the promotion and management of mental well-being and cognitive function of older individuals.

Methods

MINDMAP aims to achieve its research objectives by bringing together longitudinal studies from 11 countries covering over 35 cities linked to databases of area-level environmental exposures and social and urban policy indicators. The infrastructure supporting int

SUBMITTER: Beenackers MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5775623 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature