@article{ref1,
title="The cross-sectional and longitudinal association between perceived neighborhood walkability characteristics and depressive symptoms in older Latinos: the "¡Caminemos!" study",
journal="Journal of aging and health",
year="2014",
author="Hernandez, Rosalba and Kershaw, Kiarri N. and Prohaska, Thomas R. and Wang, Pin-Chieh and Marquez, David X. and Sarkisian, Catherine A.",
volume="27",
number="3",
pages="551-568",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between perceived walkability-related neighborhood characteristics (e.g., traffic safety) and depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older Latino adults. <br><br>METHOD: We used baseline, 12-month, and 24-month in-person interview data collected from Latinos aged ≥60 years participating in an exercise intervention at 27 senior centers (N = 570). <br><br>RESULTS: In cross-sectional analyses, lower perceived neighborhood crime, indicative of greater neighborhood walkability, was associated with a lower odds of elevated symptoms of depression (odds ratio [OR] = 0.90; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.82, 0.996]; p =.04) after adjusting for demographic characteristics, linguistic acculturation, and medical comorbidities. Associations between Neighborhood Environment Walkability scales and incident depressive symptoms at 12- and/or 24-months were not statistically significant, but the point estimate for crime safety was consistent with cross-sectional findings (OR = 0.83; 95% CI = [0.64, 1.07]; p =.16), suggesting a protective effect for lower perceived neighborhood crime. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Lower perceived neighborhood crime is associated with reduced presence of elevated symptoms of depression in older Latinos.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0898-2643",
doi="10.1177/0898264314553211",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264314553211"
}