Association between residential segregation and Black–White disparities in frequent mental distress among older adults.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Reddy, Kriyana P.; Brown, Rebecca T.
- Source
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Sep2022, Vol. 37 Issue 9, p1-2. 2p.
- Subject
- Language
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
Median Black-White disparity (RR) in frequent mental distress in the least segregated states was lower than the median disparity observed in the most segregated states (1.14 vs. 1.45, I p i = 0.02). Prior studies have measured structural racism as birth and/or residence in a Jim Crow state among adults of all ages.1,2 However, residential segregation has not been closely examined in the context of mental health disparities among older Americans. Solid line represents median calculated disparity for included states gl Our findings show that states with higher degrees of residential segregation tend to have higher Black-White disparities in rates of frequent mental distress among older adults. [Extracted from the article]