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JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
卷 36, 期 8, 页码 2259-2266出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06347-3
关键词
affordable housing; housing cost; displacement; access to care; delayed care
资金
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center via the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of California, Los Angeles
The study found that people who have moved due to unaffordable housing are at higher risk for unmet medical needs. Policy makers should consider strategies to limit cost-related moves and mitigate their adverse effects on healthcare access.
Background Stable, affordable housing is an established determinant of health. As affordable housing shortages across the USA threaten to displace people from their homes, it is important to understand the implications of cost-related residential moves for healthcare access. Objective To examine the relationship between cost-related moves and unmet medical needs. Design We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 7 waves (2011-2017) of the California Health Interview Survey. Participants We included all respondents ages 18 and older. Main Measures The primary predictor variable was residential move history in the past 5 years (cost-related move, non-cost-related move, or no move). The primary outcome was unmet medical needs in the past year (necessary medications and/or medical care that were delayed or not received). Key Results Our sample included 146,417 adults (42-47% response rate), representing a weighted population of 28,518,590. Overall, 20.3% of the sample reported unmet medical needs in the past year, and 4.9% reported a cost-related move in the past 5 years. In multivariable logistic regression models, adjusted risk of unmet medical needs increased for adults with both cost-related moves (aOR 1.38; 95% CI 1.19-1.59) and non-cost-related moves (aOR 1.17; 95% CI 1.09-1.26) compared to those with no moves. Among people who had moved, those with cost-related moves were more likely to report unmet medical needs compared to people with non-cost-related moves (p = 0.03). Conclusions People who have moved due to unaffordable housing represent a population at increased risk for unmet medical needs. Policy makers seeking to improve population health should consider strategies to limit cost-related moves and to mitigate their adverse effects on healthcare access.
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