@article{7498836ffee143a6bb1e41c89ef2c2d4,
title = "Influence of built environment on quality of life changes in African-American patients with early-stage breast cancer",
abstract = "Research links the built environment to health outcomes, but little is known about how this affects quality of life (QOL) of African American breast cancer patients, especially those residing in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Using latent trajectory models, we examined whether the built environment using Google Street View was associated with changes in QOL over a 2-year follow-up in 228 newly diagnosed African American breast cancer patients. We measured QOL using the RAND 36-Item Health Survey subscales. After adjusting for covariates, improvement in emotional well-being and pain over time was greater for women living on streets with low-quality (vs. high-quality) sidewalks.",
keywords = "African Americans, Breast neoplasm, Geographic information system, Health-related quality of life, Residence characteristics",
author = "M. Schootman and M. Perez and Schootman, {J. C.} and Q. Fu and A. McVay and J. Margenthaler and Colditz, {G. A.} and Kreuter, {M. W.} and Jeffe, {D. B.}",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by the National Cancer Institute (grant 2P50 CA095815-06; Principal Investigator: Matthew W. Kreuter) and the National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant to the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri (grant P30 CA091842; Principal Investigator: T. Eberlein) for services provided by the Health Behavior, Communication and Outreach Core. Funding Information: This study was supported by the National Cancer Institute (grant 2P50 CA095815-06 ; Principal Investigator: Matthew W. Kreuter) and the National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant to the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri (grant P30 CA091842 ; Principal Investigator: T. Eberlein) for services provided by the Health Behavior, Communication and Outreach Core. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2020",
month = may,
doi = "10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102333",
language = "English",
volume = "63",
journal = "Health and Place",
issn = "1353-8292",
}