Association of Promoting Housing Affordability and Stability With Improved Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Housing insecurity-that is, difficulty with housing affordability and stability-is prevalent and results in increased risk for both homelessness and poor health. However, whether interventions that prevent housing insecurity upstream of homelessness improve health remains uncertain.

Objective

To review evidence characterizing associations of primary prevention strategies for housing insecurity with adult physical health, mental health, health-related behaviors, health care use, and health care access.

Evidence review

Pairs of independent reviewers systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science, EconLit, and the Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network for quantitative studies published from 2005 to 2021 that evaluated interventions intended to d

SUBMITTER: Chen KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9631101 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature