Associations Between Neighborhood Park Access and Longitudinal Change in Cognition in Older Adults: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preliminary evidence suggests associations between neighborhood park access and better late-life cognition and reduced Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk.

Objective

Examine associations between neighborhood park access and longitudinal change in cognition among U.S. older adults without dementia.

Methods

We used 2000-2018 observational data from the population-based, multi-site Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (n = 1,733). Measures included proportion of neighborhood park space (park access), distance to nearest park, and 6-year dichotomous and continuous change in scores on the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI; global cognition) and Digit Symbol Coding task (processing speed). Multivariable random intercept models tested main associations and

SUBMITTER: Besser LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8579707 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature