The effects of cohousing model on people's health and wellbeing : A scoping review
Carrere, Juli 1988- (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Reyes, Alexia (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Oliveras, Laura (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Fernández Sánchez, Anna (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública)
Peralta Chiriboga, Alejandro Andrés (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona)
Novoa, Ana M. (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Pérez, Katherine (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Borrell i Thió, Carme (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Data:	2020
Resum:	Housing is a social determinant of health. Extensive research has highlighted its adverse effects on health. However, less is known about the effects of cohousing typology on health, which has the potential to create lively social networks and healthy communities and environments. We report the findings of a scoping study designed to gather and synthesise all known evidence on the relationship between cohousing and wellbeing and health. Using the scoping review method, we conducted a literature review in PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct and JSTOR in May 2019 and selected articles published from 1960 onwards, with no geographical limit and no design restrictions. Retrieved articles underwent three sequential screening phases. The results were described through a narrative synthesis of the evidence. Of the 2560 articles identified, we selected 25 full-Text articles analysing 77 experiences. All of them were conducted in high-income countries. Ten studies analysed the impact of cohousing on physical and mental health or quality of life and wellbeing. Eight of the 10 studies found a positive association. In addition, 22 studies analysed one or more psychosocial determinants of health (such as social support, sense of community and physical, emotional and economic security) and most found a positive association. Through these determinants, quality of life, wellbeing and health could be improved. However, the quality of the evidence was low. The cohousing model could enhance health and wellbeing mediated by psychosocial determinants of health. However, extreme caution should be exercised in drawing any conclusions due to the dearth of data identified and the designs used in the included studies, with most being cross-sectional or qualitative studies, which precluded causal-based interpretations. Because housing is a major social determinant of health, more evidence is needed on the impact of this model on health through both psychosocial and material pathways.
Ajuts:	Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI18/01761
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Cohousing ; Health ; Psychosocial determinants of health ; Quality of life ; Scoping review ; Wellbeing
Publicat a:	Public Health Reviews, Vol. 41 Núm. 1 (june 2020) , p. 22, ISSN 2107-6952

DOI: 10.1186/s40985-020-00138-1
PMID: 33042597

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