Everyday Discrimination, Neighborhood Perceptions, and Incidence of Activity Limitations Among Middle-Aged and Older African Americans.

Weidi Qin Ann W Nguyen Yi Wang Tyrone C Hamler Fei Wang

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2023)

Everyday discrimination represents a significant stressor that negatively affects older African Americans' performance of daily activities. Community-level efforts that improve neighborhood perceptions are needed to alleviate the negative effects of discrimination on the incidence of activity limitations.

Keyphrases

physical activity
healthcare
risk factors
primary care
community dwelling
middle aged
mental health
quality improvement