Do Community Social Capital and Built Environment Associate With Homebound in Older Adults? The JAGES Niigata Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Homebound status is one of the most important risk factors associated with functional decline and long-term care in older adults. Studies show that neighborhood built environment and community social capital may be related to homebound status. This study aimed to clarify the association between homebound status for community-dwelling older adults and community environment-including social capital and neighborhood built environment-in rural and urban areas.

Methods

We surveyed people aged 65 years and older residing in three municipalities of Niigata Prefecture, Japan, who were not certified as requiring long-term care. The dependent variable was homebound status; explanatory variables were community-level social capital and neighborhood built environment. Covariat

SUBMITTER: Tsubokawa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9086311 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature