title: Pathways from neighborhood poverty to depression among older adults.
abstract: The pathways through which neighborhood poverty can affect resident depression are still unknown. We investigated mechanisms through which neighborhood poverty may influence depression among older adults. Participants were drawn from the New York City Neighborhood and Mental Health in the Elderly Study II, a 3-wave study of adults aged 65-75 (n=3,497) at baseline. Neighborhood poverty and homicide were associated with depressive symptoms at follow-up waves (RR:1.20, 95%CI: 1.05, 1.36; RR: 1.09, 95%CI: 1.02, 1.17, respectively). Homicide accounted for 30% of the effect of neighborhood poverty on depressive symptoms. Neighborhood exposure to violence may be a key mechanism through which neighborhood poverty influences depression among older adults.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Spruha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, 722 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mooney
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, 722 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Rundle
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, 722 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Edward Ford Building (A27), Fisher Road, NSW 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Beard
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis, 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. Electronic address: cerda@ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cerdá
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Crime; Depression; Neighborhood poverty; Older adults