Patient Engagement August 26, 2021
Individuals living in more affluent neighborhoods stayed independent for 14 years compared to the 12 years maintained by those experiencing social determinants of health.
Older adults living in low-income or otherwise disadvantaged neighborhoods become disabled about two years before those living in more affluent areas, underscoring how neighborhood—and its link with race and income—serves as a social determinant of health, according to researchers from Yale School of Medicine.
The data was published in JAMA Internal Medicine and underscored how structural racism, which directly impacts neighborhood composition and affluence, can ultimately impede patient health and wellness, the researchers said.
The researchers recruited just over 750 adults starting in 1988, all of whom were at least age 70 at the start of...
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