Neighborhood social cohesion and depressive symptoms among Latinos: Does use of community resources for physical activity matter?

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• Alternative Title:
  J Phys Act Health
• Personal Author:
  Perez, Lilian G. ; Arredondo, Elva M. ; McKenzie, Thomas L. ; Holguin, Margarita ; Elder, John P. ; Ayala, Guadalupe X.
• Description:
  Background
  
  Greater neighborhood social cohesion is linked to fewer depressive symptoms and greater physical activity, but the role of physical activity on the relationship between neighborhood social cohesion and depression is poorly understood. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of physical activity on the association between neighborhood social cohesion and depressive symptoms.
  
  Methods
  
  Multivariate logistic regression tested the moderation of self-reported leisure time moderate-to vigorous-physical activity (LTMVPA) and active use of parks or recreational facilities on the association between neighborhood social cohesion and depressive symptoms among 295 randomly selected Latino adults who completed a face-to-face interview.
  
  Results
  
  After adjusting for age, gender, and income, neighborhood social cohesion and depressive symptoms were inversely related (OR=0.8; 95% CI: 0.5–1.2). Active use of parks or recreational facilities moderated the association between neighborhood social cohesion and depressive symptoms but meeting the recommendations for LTMVPA did not. Latinos who reported active use of parks or recreational facilities and higher levels of neighborhood social cohesion had fewer depressive symptoms than peers who did not use these spaces.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Future studies are needed to test strategies for promoting active use of parks or recreational facilities to address depression in Latinos.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Depression Female Hispanic Or Latino Humans Male Middle Aged Motor Activity Parks, Recreational Quality Of Life Recreation Residence Characteristics Self Report Young Adult

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• Source:
  J Phys Act Health. 12(10):1361-1368.
• Pubmed ID:
  25599244
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5318302
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 CA138894/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R01CA138894-04S1/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U48 DP00036-03/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:da2c5940208f6be066c894074c4108d11d7fa48a15d9649ab518a93efc79f030
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44308/cdc_44308_DS1.pdf
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