Daily Associations of Neighborhood Quality and Cognitive Function
Alexa Allan, Roland Thorpe, Jr., Lesley Ross, Christopher Engeland, Orfeu Buxton, Alyssa Gamaldo

TL;DR
This study explored how daily perceptions of neighborhood quality relate to cognitive function in older adults, but found no significant associations.
Contribution
The study introduces a novel approach by using daily mobile phone surveys to assess neighborhood quality and cognitive function.
Findings
No significant associations were found between neighborhood quality and cognitive function.
A large proportion of variance in neighborhood quality reports was due to within-person differences.
The findings highlight the importance of methodological considerations in capturing variability in neighborhood characteristics.
Abstract
Research has indicated that measures of positive and negative neighborhood quality relate to cognitive function in opposing ways. However, limited studies have examined the role that daily reports of neighborhood quality may play in daily cognitive functioning. Thus, this study examined the daily associations between neighborhood quality and cognitive function in a sample of Black and White adults from the HANDLSleep study in Baltimore, MD. Measures of neighborhood quality (e.g., litter, buildings being repaired) and cognitive function (Symbol Search [processing speed] and Dot Memory [working memory]) were collected using daily mobile phone surveys over a 7-day period. Multilevel linear models tested the within- and between-person associations among reported positive and negative neighborhood characteristics and cognitive function, adjusted for age, sex, race, reading literacy, poverty…
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Taxonomy
TopicsPlace Attachment and Urban Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Urban Green Space and Health
