The impact of housing prices on residents' health: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rising housing prices are becoming a top public health priority and are an emerging concern for policy makers and community leaders. This report reviews and synthesizes evidence examining the association between changes in housing price and health outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature review by searching the SCOPUS and PubMed databases for keywords related to housing price and health. Articles were screened by two reviewers for eligibility, which restricted inclusion to original research articles measuring changes in housing prices and health outcomes, published prior to June 31st, 2022.

Results

Among 23 eligible studies, we found that changes in housing prices were heterogeneously associated with physical and mental health outcomes, with m

SUBMITTER: Grewal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10983630 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature