Journal article
Neighbourhood environments and cognitive health in the longitudinal Personality and Total Health (PATH) through life study: A 12-year follow-up of older Australians
Ester Cerin, Maria V Soloveva, Miguel A Molina, Ralf-Dieter Schroers, Luke D Knibbs, Muhammad Akram, Yu-Tzu Wu, Suzanne Mavoa, Matthew Prina, Perminder S Sachdev, Vibeke Sorensen Catts, Bin Jalaludin, Govinda Poudel, Mark Symmons, Anthony Barnett, Md Hamidul Huque, Yvonne Leung, Nicolas Cherbuin, Kaarin J Anstey
Environment International | Elsevier | Published : 2024
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Urban neighbourhood environments may impact older adults' cognitive health. However, longitudinal studies examining key environmental correlates of cognitive health are lacking. We estimated cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of neighbourhood built and natural environments and ambient air pollution with multiple cognitive health outcomes in Australian urban dwellers aged 60+ years. METHODS: The study included 1160 participants of the PATH Through Life study (60+ cohort) who were followed up for 12 years (four assessments; 2001/02 to 2013/15) and with data on socio-demographics, health, cognitive functions and diagnoses, and full residential address. Neighbourhood envir..
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