Unmet Medical Needs Among Adults Who Move due to Unaffordable Housing: California Health Interview Survey, 2011-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stable, affordable housing is an established determinant of health. As affordable housing shortages across the USA threaten to displace people from their homes, it is important to understand the implications of cost-related residential moves for healthcare access.

Objective

To examine the relationship between cost-related moves and unmet medical needs.

Design

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 7 waves (2011-2017) of the California Health Interview Survey.

Participants

We included all respondents ages 18 and older.

Main measures

The primary predictor variable was residential move history in the past 5 years (cost-related move, non-cost-related move, or no move). The primary outcome was unmet medical needs in the past year (necessary med

SUBMITTER: Chen KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7769566 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature