Housing and health in vulnerable social groups: an overview and bibliometric analysis.
Rev Environ Health
; 37(2): 267-279, 2022 Jun 27.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1247692
ABSTRACT
Previous studies have confirmed that poor living conditions can lead to a wide range of health problems. However, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, vulnerable groups in unstable housing are more susceptible to disease. This study aims to systematically examine the housing and health problems of vulnerable groups using a bibliometric approach to explore how housing causes health problems, types of health illnesses, and coping strategies. It is found that the poor housing mechanism, persistent inequalities, and poor housing environments have a significant impact on the health of vulnerable groups. Therefore, the government must make concerted efforts across all sectors to ensure that the housing and health care needs of vulnerable groups are improved, and that housing security standards and related policies are improved; targeted safety plans are formulated with community as the carrier, taking into account the characteristics of vulnerable groups; and new information technology is widely used to provide medical convenience for vulnerable groups. It is hoped that the research in this paper can arouse social attention to the health of vulnerable groups and improve their health from the perspective of housing, so as to point out the direction for solving the housing health problems of vulnerable groups in the future.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Housing
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev Environ Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Reveh-2020-0167
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