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Changes in Health Following Housing Improvement in a Vulnerable Population in Spain: A Follow-up Study.
- Source :
- International Journal of Health Services; Jan2017, Vol. 47 Issue 1, p83-107, 25p, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The objective of this study is to compare changes in health among a sample of families living in substandard dwellings or with housing affordability problems assisted by Caritas Diocesana de Barcelona, according to the improvement of their socioeconomic and housing situation during the study period. A quasi-experimental study was performed, including 232 families assisted by Caritas who were interviewed in 2012 and one year later. Participants could have received a set of interventions, including relocation and different types of economic subsidies. Regression models were fitted to identify the association of participants' changes in self-rated general health and mental health between baseline and follow-up with improvements across three dimensions: socio-economic situation and housing affordability, physical housing characteristics, and neighborhood. An improvement in self-reported health status was associated with having found a job and reporting fewer problems in meeting monthly housing costs. Mental health improved among participants with an increased household income, with a reduction in the perceived risk of losing their house, and with reduced housing-related material deprivations. The study shows that health gains can derive from improvements in housing conditions, especially those related to housing affordability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COMPETENCY assessment (Law)
HEALTH
AGE distribution
CROWDS
DEMOGRAPHY
ECONOMICS
PATIENT aftercare
UNDOCUMENTED immigrants
INCOME
LONGITUDINAL method
RESEARCH methodology
METROPOLITAN areas
MOTIVATION (Psychology)
MULTIVARIATE analysis
PROFESSIONAL associations
PUBLIC housing
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
HEALTH self-care
T-test (Statistics)
WORK
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
AT-risk people
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00207314
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Health Services
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120161527
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0020731416676228