ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Quality of Life (QoL) Survey in Hong Kong: Understanding the Importance of Housing Environment and Needs of Residents from Different Housing Sectors.
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- What are the socioeconomic risk factors of depression among the elderly in China: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- A Review of Generic Frameworks and Scales for Measuring Quality of Life and Well-Being: Toward Finding the Right Ruler.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Measuring population health and quality of life: Developing and testing of the significant quality of life measure (SigQOLM).Heliyon · 2023Article
- The Impacts of Housing Characteristics and Built-Environment Features on Mental Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Demographic and work-related factors associated with burnout, resilience, and quality of life among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional study from Malaysia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The Impact of the Environment on the Quality of Life and the Mediating Effects of Sleep and Stress.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Privacy and Well-Being in Aged Care Facilities with a Crowded Living Environment: Case Study of Hong Kong Care and Attention Homes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
This study presents a Quality of Life (QoL) survey to understand the influence of the housing environment and needs of residents from different housing sectors. The research focuses on Hong Kong where living conditions have become the main affect for people's QoL. Through a household survey using a standard instrument "Word Health Organisation (WHO) Quality of Life-BREF", the article found that among the four WHO QoL domains (Physical Health, Psychological Health, Social Relations And Environment), Environment, particularly its constitute aspect housing environment was the most influential factor for overall quality of life for the public rental housing sector where low-income people live. This research also found that different groups of people have differing needs of their housing environments: the low-income group needs better location and privacy while the medium and high-income groups need better architectural quality. Based on differentiating their needs and wants, this research argues for prioritizing the low-income group's needs for effectively improving their QoL.
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