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7. La crisi genera nous rostres de pobresa.

Author

Plujà, Marta, Darnell, Mercè, and Sintas, Montse

Subjects
EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL marginality, SOCIAL problems, SPANISH economy, 1975-2014, FINANCIAL crises, GOVERNMENT policy
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Published
2011

8. How substandard dwellings and housing affordability problems are associated with poor health in a vulnerable population during the economic recession of the late 2000s

Author

Novoa, Ana M, Trilla, Carme, Bosch, Jordi, Malmusi, Davide, Darnell, Mercè, Ward, Julia, Borrell, Carme, and Díaz, Fernando

Subjects
11. Sustainability, 1. No poverty, 10. No inequality
Abstract

Introduction Given the increasing number of people in Spain struggling to pay housing-related costs during the economic recession, it is important to assess the health status of these communities as compared to the general population and to better understand the different housing dimensions that are related with poor mental health. This study aims to describe the housing conditions and health status of a sample of people assisted by Caritas Barcelona (Spain) and living in inadequate housing and/or struggling to pay their rent or mortgage, to compare the health outcomes of this population with those of the overall population of Barcelona, and to analyze the association between housing dimensions and mental health. Methods We used a cross-sectional design. The participating adults (n = 320) and children (n = 177) were those living in the dioceses of Barcelona, Sant Feliu and Terrassa (Spain) in 2012 and assisted by Cáritas. They were asked to answer to three questionnaires on housing and health conditions. Eight health related variables were used to compare participants with Barcelona’s residents and associations between housing conditions and poor mental health were examined with multivariate logistic regression models. Results In Barcelona, people seeking Caritas’s help and facing serious housing problems had a much poorer health status than the general population, even when compared to those belonging to the most deprived social classes. For example, 69.4 % of adult participants had poor mental health compared to 11.5 % male and 15.2 % female Barcelona residents. Moreover, housing conditions were associated with poor mental health. Conclusions This study has shown how, in a country hit by the financial recession, those people facing housing problems have much worse health compared to the general population.

9. [Impact of the crisis on the relationship between housing and health. Policies for good practice to reduce inequalities in health related to housing conditions].

Author

Novoa AM, Bosch J, Díaz F, Malmusi D, Darnell M, and Trilla C

Subjects
Europe, Female, Humans, Male, Socioeconomic Factors, Spain, Economic Recession, Health Status, Housing standards, Public Policy
Abstract

Housing conditions can impact on physical and mental health through 4 interrelated dimensions: 1) the home (the emotional housing conditions), 2) the physical housing conditions, and 3) the physical environment, and 4) the social (community) environment of the neighborhood where the house is located. In Spain, the use of the construction market as an engine for economic growth and the promotion of private property as the main type of housing tenure has led to the use of housing as a speculative good instead of its being considered a first-necessity good. While Spain is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) country with the largest housing stock per inhabitant, this stock is highly underutilized, thus excluding the most deprived sector of the population from access to housing. The impact of the current economic crisis on housing has mainly been due to a reduction in household income, which has increased the number of families or persons struggling to cover their housing costs or being evicted. Evidence indicates that this type of problem has a negative impact on health, especially on mental health, but financial problems also make it difficult to meet other basic needs such as eating. There are several instruments to reduce the impact of the economic crisis, such as debt financing or deed of assignment in payment. In the long-term, the creation of a social housing stock should be promoted, as well as rental assistance mechanisms., (Copyright © 2013 SESPAS. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.)

Published
2014
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