Journal article
Neighborhood Social Cohesion and the Health of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Older Adults
Journal of gerontological social work, Vol.65(1), pp.3-23
01/02/2022
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2021.1917033
PMID: 33974515
Abstract
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHPI) older adults experience various social and health challenges. There is a growing literature linking neighborhood conditions with health, yet few have focused on NHPI older adults. This study examines associations between neighborhood social cohesion and health outcomes (i.e., self-rated health, psychological distress, and memory) in this population. Data from the 2014 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander National Health Interview Survey (n=1,045 with respondents aged 50+) were analyzed with logistic regression models. The level of neighborhood social cohesion was determined by responses to items on perceptions of mutual help, dependability, trust, and close relationships within the neighborhood. Higher perceived neighborhood social cohesion was associated with lower odds of having serious psychological distress or memory problems. There was no statistical association of social cohesion with self-rated health. Socially cohesive neighborhoods are important to the health of NHPI. We discuss methods to improve neighborhood social cohesion as a way to promote health equity for NHPI older adults in the United States (U.S.).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Neighborhood Social Cohesion and the Health of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Older Adults
- Creators
- Yeonjung Jane Lee - University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaKathryn L. Braun - University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaYan Yan Wu - Univ Hawaii Manoa, Thompson Sch Social Work & Publ Hlth, HI Off Publ Hlth Studies, Honolulu, HI 96822 USASeunghye Hong - University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaErnest Gonzales - Boston UniversityYi (April) Wang - University of Iowa, School of Social WorkMohammad Didar Hossain - University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaTyran M. Terada - University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaColette V. Browne - University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gerontological social work, Vol.65(1), pp.3-23
- DOI
- 10.1080/01634372.2021.1917033
- PMID
- 33974515
- NLM abbreviation
- J Gerontol Soc Work
- ISSN
- 1540-4048
- eISSN
- 1540-4048
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 21
- Grant note
- Barbara Cox Anthony Endowment at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa 90OIRC0001-01-00 / US Administration on Aging, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/02/2022
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984317852002771
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