Home, Housing and Communities: Foundations for Inclusive Society

Anderson, Isobel; Finnerty, Joe; McCall, Vikki

doi:10.17645/si.v8i3.3508

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“…This result shows the expected relationships between time being homeless and SRH, and is in line with some previous studies [23,53]. Long term homelessness is especially associated with poor health [54,55]. Besides, it contributes to chronic illnesses and obstructs the interactions with health care providers [56].…”

Section: Personal Variables and Srhsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Besides, in a good-quality neighborhood, environments and networks can increase opportunities for socialization, improving health and well-being. According to our findings and previous theories [54,55], having a roof over one's head while promoting the use of day centers or improving family relationships will result in even more positive health effects.…”

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confidence: 75%

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The Association of Interpersonal Relationships and Social Services with the Self-Rated Health of Spanish Homelessness

Bullón

Mayo

Esnaola

2021

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Understanding the specific factors associated with poor health is critical to improve the health of homeless people. This study aimed to analyze the influence of personal variables, interpersonal relationships, and the influence of social services on the health of homeless people. A secondary analysis was applied to cross-sectional data from a sample of 1382 homeless people living in the Basque Country (Spain) (75.69% male). Multinomial logistic regression modelling was used to analyze the relationship between health and personal variables, interpersonal variables, perceived help and use of the social services. Relationships with the family, using a day center, and a sufficient and high perceived help of the social services were significant factors associated with good health. On the other hand, spending the day alone or using mental and health care services are associated with poor health. In the same way, the longer a person has been homeless, the worse their expected state of health is. Addressing housing exclusion, promoting interpersonal relationships, using a day center, and developing the use and perceived helpfulness of social services stand out as key factors in improving health status. Social policies are usually focused on housing. However, this paper also highlights the relevance of developing interpersonal relationships and using day centers to improve homeless people’s health.

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Section: Personal Variables and Srhsupporting

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Section: Limitationssupporting

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The Association of Interpersonal Relationships and Social Services with the Self-Rated Health of Spanish Homelessness

Bullón

Mayo

Esnaola

2021

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“…COVID-19 spread and the subsequent control measures developed in cities and urban areas have impacted on housing adequacy in many respects, highlighting the need to question existing indicators in order to implement evidence-based and sustainable housing policies [25]. As a matter of fact, the pandemic exacerbated an already existent lack of adequate and affordable housing, as a global and longstanding crisis [23,[26][27][28][29][30]. Indeed, the fundamental requirements of adequate housing-sufficient living space, basic service provisions, thermal comfort, accessibility, etc.-help to reduce exposure to the virus of people already suffering from health inequities.…”

Section: Background: the Right To Adequate Housing And Covid-19mentioning

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Adequate Housing and COVID-19: Assessing the Potential for Value Creation through the Project

2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the relationship between people’s behaviors and residential spaces, bringing to public and academic attention, on the one hand, the exacerbation of pre-existing problems and, on the other, the potential of spaces, such as communal gardens and apartment-block terraces, to become important resources of sociability or privacy. Overall, this raises the question of how to assess the responsiveness of the existing residential stock to needs that transcend the traditional concept of housing adequacy—e.g., the need for adaptable, open, and livable spaces. This research moves from the assumption that underused spaces in residential neighborhoods represent a crucial asset for creating new economic and social values through architectural and urban projects. Consequently, moving from an in-depth observation of a selection of public housing buildings in Turin as a paradigmatic case study, the aim is to explore the potential for the adaptive reuse of residential spaces at different scales—from the apartment to the neighborhoods—highlighting the implications for design. In doing so, the paper puts forward a methodological approach, which widens the way housing adequacy is normally assessed, by focusing on the possibility of transformation of often neglected spatial resources.

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“…Overall, the analysis would support the following possible health and welfare interventions to improve the health status of those living in housing exclusion: As the situation of housing exclusion was a "given" factor in the analysis, the results do not address the fundamental question of tackling housing exclusion itself as a social problem. However, a very substantial evidence base exists on the parallel benefits of improved housing, as well as appropriate healthcare and social support, in improving the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged citizens [114,115].…”

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Influence of Psychosocial Variables on the Health of People Living in Housing Exclusion

Bullón

Mayo

Esnaola

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The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of some personal characteristics, health variables, and social support on the self-rated health of people in housing exclusion in Spain. For that purpose, we used the FOESSA Survey of Social Integration and Needs database, with a final sample of 1574 households. Being more educated and reporting a good life satisfaction stood out as the main factors preventing worse health status. Furthermore, results showed that being female, experiencing poverty-related food insecurity, not having health insurance, experiencing widowhood or partner bereavement, and having caring responsibilities for others or having a disabled person in the household are associated with increased reporting of regular or poor health. On the other hand, being young, having a diagnosed/long-term illness, and a big household size are preventive factors for good health. These results allowed identifying risk and prevention factors to inform interventions to improve the health of those living in housing exclusion. Promoting better education levels, social support, and overall life satisfaction could be important to improve health in this population. Developing social support policies for caring responsibilities and food insecurity must be a priority to improve the health of people living in housing exclusion.

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Home, Housing and Communities: Foundations for Inclusive Society

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

The Association of Interpersonal Relationships and Social Services with the Self-Rated Health of Spanish Homelessness

The Association of Interpersonal Relationships and Social Services with the Self-Rated Health of Spanish Homelessness

Adequate Housing and COVID-19: Assessing the Potential for Value Creation through the Project

Influence of Psychosocial Variables on the Health of People Living in Housing Exclusion

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