Abstract
Abstract This study aimed to examine whether neighborhood cohesion would mitigate the adverse effect of living alone on all-cause mortality in community-dwelling older Chinese Americans. Data were drawn from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly (PINE, N = 3,157, 59-105 years, 58% female), a longitudinal study started in 2011. Mortality was tracked through December 2021 (N = 642 deceased). Cox regression indicated that neighborhood cohesion moderated the association between living alone and all-cause mortality (HR = 0.74, 95%CI [0.57, 0.97]), showing that among participants living alone (N = 678), those with high neighborhood cohesion had a 41% lower mortality risk than their counterparts with low neighorhood cohesion. In contrast, among participants living with others, those with high and low neighborhood cohesion had a similar mortality risk. These findings highlight that strong neighborhood cohesion may protect against the increased risk of premature mortality associated with living alone in older Chinese Americans.
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