Neighborhood Characteristics: Influences on Pain and Physical Function in Youth at Risk for Chronic Pain
Neighborhood features such as community socioeconomic status, recreational facilities, and parks have been correlated to the health outcomes of the residents living within those neighborhoods, especially with regard to health-related quality of life, body mass index, and physical activity. The inter...
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| author | Cathleen Schild Emily A. Reed Tessa Hingston Catlin H. Dennis Anna C. Wilson |
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| description | Neighborhood features such as community socioeconomic status, recreational facilities, and parks have been correlated to the health outcomes of the residents living within those neighborhoods, especially with regard to health-related quality of life, body mass index, and physical activity. The interplay between one’s built environment and one’s perceptions may affect physical health, well-being, and pain experiences. In the current study, neighborhood characteristics and attitudes about physical activity were examined in a high-risk (youths with a parent with chronic pain) and low-risk (youths without a parent with chronic pain) adolescent sample. There were significant differences in neighborhood characteristics between the high-risk (n = 62) and low-risk (n = 77) samples (ages 11–15), with low-risk participants living in residences with more walkability, closer proximity to parks, and higher proportion of neighborhood residents having college degrees. Results indicate that neighborhood features (e.g., walkability and proximity to parks), as well as positive attitudes about physical activity were correlated with lower levels of pain and pain-related disability, and higher performance in physical functioning tests. These findings suggest that the built environment may contribute to pain outcomes in youth, above and beyond the influence of family history of pain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec40a36edb6842c8a31e29ad0856b6142022-12-21T22:08:56ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672016-11-01343510.3390/children3040035children3040035Neighborhood Characteristics: Influences on Pain and Physical Function in Youth at Risk for Chronic PainCathleen Schild0Emily A. Reed1Tessa Hingston2Catlin H. Dennis3Anna C. Wilson4Pacific University, Department of Clinical Psychology, Forest Grove, OR 97116, USAOregon State University, Department of Psychological Science, Corvallis, OR 97331, USAGeorge Fox University, Department of Psychology, Newberg, OR 97132, USAOregon Health & Science University, Institute on Development and Disability, Department of Pediatrics, Portland, OR 97239, USAOregon Health & Science University, Institute on Development and Disability, Department of Pediatrics, Portland, OR 97239, USANeighborhood features such as community socioeconomic status, recreational facilities, and parks have been correlated to the health outcomes of the residents living within those neighborhoods, especially with regard to health-related quality of life, body mass index, and physical activity. The interplay between one’s built environment and one’s perceptions may affect physical health, well-being, and pain experiences. In the current study, neighborhood characteristics and attitudes about physical activity were examined in a high-risk (youths with a parent with chronic pain) and low-risk (youths without a parent with chronic pain) adolescent sample. There were significant differences in neighborhood characteristics between the high-risk (n = 62) and low-risk (n = 77) samples (ages 11–15), with low-risk participants living in residences with more walkability, closer proximity to parks, and higher proportion of neighborhood residents having college degrees. Results indicate that neighborhood features (e.g., walkability and proximity to parks), as well as positive attitudes about physical activity were correlated with lower levels of pain and pain-related disability, and higher performance in physical functioning tests. These findings suggest that the built environment may contribute to pain outcomes in youth, above and beyond the influence of family history of pain.http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/3/4/35walkabilityattitudes about physical activitychronic painadolescents |
| spellingShingle | Cathleen Schild Emily A. Reed Tessa Hingston Catlin H. Dennis Anna C. Wilson Neighborhood Characteristics: Influences on Pain and Physical Function in Youth at Risk for Chronic Pain Children walkability attitudes about physical activity chronic pain adolescents |
| title | Neighborhood Characteristics: Influences on Pain and Physical Function in Youth at Risk for Chronic Pain |
| title_full | Neighborhood Characteristics: Influences on Pain and Physical Function in Youth at Risk for Chronic Pain |
| title_fullStr | Neighborhood Characteristics: Influences on Pain and Physical Function in Youth at Risk for Chronic Pain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neighborhood Characteristics: Influences on Pain and Physical Function in Youth at Risk for Chronic Pain |
| title_short | Neighborhood Characteristics: Influences on Pain and Physical Function in Youth at Risk for Chronic Pain |
| title_sort | neighborhood characteristics influences on pain and physical function in youth at risk for chronic pain |
| topic | walkability attitudes about physical activity chronic pain adolescents |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/3/4/35 |
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