Technological advances such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data, social media,
and geographic information systems represent a building block of the digital transformation …

Longitudinal studies can help us understand the effects of long-term neighborhood changes,
as these can capture individual self-appraisal of current and future circumstances. We …

Background Healthy aging requires support from local built and social environments. Using
latent profile analysis, this study captured the multidimensionality of the built environment …

Backgrounds The very old, people aged≥ 85, is a fast-growing age group with high risk of
disability and dependence. To identify environmental factors that support maintenance of …

Using annual data from the 2015–16 Poverty Tracker study, this study examined the roles of
distance to grocery stores, neighborhood disadvantage, and social cohesion in explaining …

My dissertation focuses on investigating the associations of neighborhood environments—
namely, built and social environments—with health among community-dwelling older …

Technological advances such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data, social media,
geographic information systems represent a building block of the digital transformation that …

S ummary Background. As humans age, their level of physical activity declines, and the
incidence of health problems and disability increases. In addition, the elderly experience …