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- Title
Physical impairment is associated with nursing home admission for older adults in disadvantaged but not other neighborhoods: results from the UAB study of aging.
- Authors
Buys, David R; Borch, Casey; Drentea, Patricia; LaGory, Mark E; Sawyer, Patricia; Allman, Richard M; Kennedy, Richard; Locher, Julie L
- Abstract
Aging adults face an increased risk of adverse health events as well as risk for a decrease in personal competencies across multiple domains. These factors may inhibit the ability of an older adult to age in place and may result in a nursing home admission (NHA). This study combines insights from Lawton's environmental press theory with the neighborhood disadvantage (ND) literature to examine the interaction of the neighborhood environment and individual characteristics on NHA.
- Publication
The Gerontologist, 2013, Vol 53, Issue 4, p641
- ISSN
1758-5341
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/geront/gns118