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Understanding the mechanisms linking holistic housing renovations to health and well-being of adults in disadvantaged neighbourhoods

A realist review

Bibliographic Data

ID15072178
AuthorsH E Koops-Van Hoffen (0000-0002-5145-9933, Utrecht University, corresponding author), F J Lenthe van (Utrecht University), Maartje P Poelman (0000-0003-4346-4481, Wageningen University & Research), Mariël Droomers (0000-0002-0867-8559), Floor Borlée, Y M R Vendrig-De Punder (University Medical Center), M Jambroes (University Medical Center), Carlijn B M Kamphuis (0000-0001-5795-2676, Utrecht University)
Year2023
Volume80
Pages102995
Publication date2023-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth & Place (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1353-8292 • E-ISSN: 1873-2054
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102995
PMID36930992
OpenAlexW4324374101
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited68

Holistic housing renovations combine physical housing improvements with social and socioeconomic interventions (e.g. referral to social services, debt counselling, involvement in decision-making, promoting social cohesion). This realist review aimed at understanding underlying mechanisms linking holistic housing renovations to health and well-being of adults in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Following systematic and iterative searching, and relevance and quality appraisals, 18 scientific articles and reports were analysed. We identified three pathways via which physical housing improvements affect health, four pathways via which social and socioeconomic interventions affect health, and two pathways via which both reinforce each other in their health effects. Our findings are theoretically novel, relevant for those conducting holistic housing renovations, and point towards gaps in the literature

Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Environmental health · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public housing · Social determinants of health · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Health disparities and outcomes · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology

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Citations per year2.67
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8

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