Reducing socioeconomic disparities in health in later life and promoting healthy ageing: the role of potentially modifia

在英国，社会地位较高和较低的群体之间的健康差异在老年人中持续存在。当人们在他们居住的地区花费更多的时间时，邻里社会因素可能在老年人中很重要。然而，关于邻里因素对晚年健康的重要性的研究有限。这项研究将探讨邻里因素对英国老年人（>60岁）健康的影响;将研究居住环境和社会支持等特定邻里特征的作用。要研究的健康结果是心血管疾病（老年人死亡的主要原因）和相关结果，如糖尿病，残疾和口腔健康不良-这些健康结果也影响“健康老龄化”。另一个目标是确定邻里因素影响晚年健康的可能方式，如生活方式（吸烟、体育活动、饮食）、生物因素、治疗提供和空气污染。来自两项正在进行的英国老年人研究的数据将用于这项研究。这项研究的目的不仅是帮助预防疾病和改善晚年的健康状况，还包括减少老年人健康状况的社会差异。

Differences in health between more and less socially advantaged groups persist in older age in the UK. Neighbourhood social factors are likely to be important in older age when people spend more time in the area where they live. However, there is limited research on the importance of neighbourhood factors on health in later life. This research will examine the impact of neighbourhood factors on health in later life (>60 years) in Britain; the role of specific neighbourhood characteristics such as living environment and social support will be studied. Health outcomes to be studied are cardiovascular disease (a leading cause of death in old age) and related outcomes such as diabetes, disability and poor oral health - these health outcomes also influence ‘healthy ageing‘. Another objective is to identify possible ways in which neighbourhood factors influence health in later life such as lifestyle (smoking, physical activity, diet), biological factors, treatment provision and air pollution. Data from two ongoing studies in older British populations will be used for the research. The research aims to not only help prevent disease and improve health in later life, but also reduce social differences in health in older age.