The role of the built environment in the disablement process.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The Disablement Process model explicates the transition from health conditions to disability and specifically emphasizes the role of intervening factors that speed up or slow down the pathway between pathology and disability. We used hierarchical Poisson regression analyses with data on older adults from central North Carolina to examine the role of the built environment as a modifying factor in the pathway between lower extremity functional limitations and activities of daily living. We found that, despite declining physical function, older adults report greater independence in instrumental activities when they live in environments with more land-use diversity. Independence in self-care activities is modified by housing density, in part through the effect of substandard and inadequate housing.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Clarke, P; George, LK
Published Date
- November 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 95 / 11
Start / End Page
- 1933 - 1939
PubMed ID
- 16195520
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC1449462
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1541-0048
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0090-0036
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.2105/ajph.2004.054494
Language
- eng