ArticleBMC public health2015
Can housing improvements cure or prevent the onset of health conditions over time in deprived areas?
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- Psychological effects of mould and damp in the home: scoping review.Housing studies · 2025Article
- Interventions for cold homes: a rapid review of the health impacts.European journal of public health · 2024Review
- A happy home? Socio-economic inequalities in depressive symptoms and the role of housing quality in nine European countries.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The architecture of mental health: identifying the combination of apartment building design requirements for positive mental health outcomes.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
- Retrofitting home insulation reduces incidence and severity of chronic respiratory disease.Indoor air · 2022Article
- Housing as a Social Determinant of Health: Evidence from Singapore, the UK, and Kenya: the 3-D Commission.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2021Article
- Association between home insulation and hospital admission rates: retrospective cohort study using linked data from a national intervention programme.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2020Article
- Social and health outcomes following upgrades to a national housing standard: a multilevel analysis of a five-wave repeated cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2017Article
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- Health Complaints Associated with Poor Rental Housing Conditions in Arkansas: The Only State without a Landlord's Implied Warranty of Habitability.Frontiers in public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a need for more evidence linking particular housing improvements to changes in specific health conditions. Research often looks at generic works over short periods.
methodsWe use a longitudinal sample (n = 1933) with a survey interval of 2-5 years. Multivariate logistic regression is used to calculate the odds ratios of developing or recovering from six health conditions according to receipt of four types of housing improvements.
resultsReceipt of fabric works was associated with higher likelihood of recovery from mental health problems and circulatory conditions. Receipt of central heating was also associated with higher likelihood of recovery form circulatory conditions. No evidence was found for the preventative effects of housing improvements.
conclusionsHealth gain from housing improvements appears most likely when targeted at those in greatest health need. The health impacts of area-wide, non-targeted housing improvements are less clear in our study.
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