Choosing between staying at home or moving: A systematic review of factors influencing housing decisions among frail older adults

Findings

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Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Full-text report

Full-text report (free)
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2015
Year Published

2018
Quality Rating

8/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (43); Canada (10); Australia (8); Sweden (6); Germany (4); UK (3); Denmark (2); Europe (2); Asia (1); China (1); Finland (1); France (1); Netherlands (1); New Zealand (1); UK (England & Wales) (1)
Global/regional focus

WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
Country focus

USA (43); Canada (10); Australia (8); Sweden (6); Germany (4); UK (3); Denmark (2); Europe (2); Asia (1); China (1); Finland (1); France (1); Netherlands (1); New Zealand (1); UK (England & Wales) (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Domain

Programs and services
Housing
Housing assistance
Housing safety
Sustainable Development Goals
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
10. Reduced inequalities
Social system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How services are designed to meet citizens’ needs
Package of services/service pathways
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

Roy N, Dubé R, Després C, Freitas A, Légaré F. Choosing between staying at home or moving: A systematic review of factors influencing housing decisions among frail older adults. PLoS One. 2018;13(1):e0189266.
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