Neighborhood disadvantage and the risk of dementia and mortality among refugees to Denmark: A quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Neighborhood disadvantage may increase the risk of adverse health outcomes among older refugees. Yet few studies rigorously estimate the effects of place-based factors on later-life health, particularly dementia and mortality. Evidence about refugees is especially sparse.

Methods

This study leveraged a natural experiment in the form of a Danish policy (1986-1998) that dispersed refugees quasi-randomly across neighborhoods upon arrival. We used longitudinal registers allowing 30 years of follow-up among refugees aged 40+ years upon arrival in Denmark (N = 9,854). Cox models assessed the association between neighborhood disadvantage and risk of dementia and mortality. We examined heterogeneous effects by sex, age, and family size. We also examined associations among

SUBMITTER: Kim MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9795514 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature