Assessing tenant health amid social housing redevelopment: lessons from a pilot project.

Standen, CM; McIntyre, E; Easthope, H; Green, J; Haigh, F

Assessing tenant health amid social housing redevelopment: lessons from a pilot project.

Standen, CM McIntyre, E

Easthope, H Green, J Haigh, F

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Publisher:: The Sax Institute
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Public Health Res Pract, 2023, 33, (4), pp. 3342337
Issue Date:: 2023-12-06

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dc.contributor.author	Standen, CM
dc.contributor.author	McIntyre, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3970-9979
dc.contributor.author	Easthope, H
dc.contributor.author	Green, J
dc.contributor.author	Haigh, F
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-02T23:28:37Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-02T23:28:37Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-06
dc.identifier.citation	Public Health Res Pract, 2023, 33, (4), pp. 3342337
dc.identifier.issn	2204-2091
dc.identifier.issn	2204-2091
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/173929
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVES: To trial methods for a future longitudinal study to: a) assess how the redevelopment of a large social housing estate affects the health of tenants; and b) act on health needs identified throughout the redevelopment. Type of program or service: Self-reported health assessment with referral to community-based link worker. METHODS: Participants recruited from the tenant population completed (online or face-to-face) a health questionnaire covering self-reported health status and behaviours, housing conditions, sense of community, and demographics. Those identified as being at moderate/high risk of psychological distress and/or alcohol use disorder were contacted by a community-based link worker, who connected them with health/human services as appropriate. RESULTS: A total of 24 tenants were recruited for the pilot study against a target sample size of 50. The health questionnaire and referral process worked as expected, with no issues reported. LESSONS LEARNT: This pilot study successfully trialled methods for: a) assessing tenants' health; and b) referring those identified as being likely to have unmet health service needs to a community-based link worker, leveraging existing collaborations between academics, the local health district and community groups. Fewer tenants than expected, and none aged younger than 35 years, participated in the survey. Furthermore, the substantial number of suspicious/fraudulent responses was not anticipated. Recruitment and data collection approaches must be reviewed to address these issues if this study is to be scaled up. Although only a pilot project, we connected several tenants who had unmet health needs with a health service. While it is impossible to generalise from our small sample, the number of referrals (one-quarter of participants) indicates a potentially large unmet need for health services in the community. It highlights the importance of link workers or other person-centred integrated care interventions in social housing populations.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	The Sax Institute
dc.relation.ispartof	Public Health Res Pract
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.17061/phrp3342337
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights	© 2023 Standen et al. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence, which allows others to redistribute, adapt and share this work non-commercially provided they attribute the work and any adapted version of it is distributed under the same Creative Commons licence terms. See: www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	4203 Health services and systems
dc.subject.classification	4206 Public health
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Housing
dc.subject.mesh	Pilot Projects
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Pilot Projects
dc.subject.mesh	Housing
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.title	Assessing tenant health amid social housing redevelopment: lessons from a pilot project.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	33
utslib.location.activity	Australia
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
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dc.date.updated	2024-01-02T23:28:36Z
pubs.issue	4
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	33
utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: To trial methods for a future longitudinal study to: a) assess how the redevelopment of a large social housing estate affects the health of tenants; and b) act on health needs identified throughout the redevelopment. Type of program or service: Self-reported health assessment with referral to community-based link worker. METHODS: Participants recruited from the tenant population completed (online or face-to-face) a health questionnaire covering self-reported health status and behaviours, housing conditions, sense of community, and demographics. Those identified as being at moderate/high risk of psychological distress and/or alcohol use disorder were contacted by a community-based link worker, who connected them with health/human services as appropriate. RESULTS: A total of 24 tenants were recruited for the pilot study against a target sample size of 50. The health questionnaire and referral process worked as expected, with no issues reported. LESSONS LEARNT: This pilot study successfully trialled methods for: a) assessing tenants' health; and b) referring those identified as being likely to have unmet health service needs to a community-based link worker, leveraging existing collaborations between academics, the local health district and community groups. Fewer tenants than expected, and none aged younger than 35 years, participated in the survey. Furthermore, the substantial number of suspicious/fraudulent responses was not anticipated. Recruitment and data collection approaches must be reviewed to address these issues if this study is to be scaled up. Although only a pilot project, we connected several tenants who had unmet health needs with a health service. While it is impossible to generalise from our small sample, the number of referrals (one-quarter of participants) indicates a potentially large unmet need for health services in the community. It highlights the importance of link workers or other person-centred integrated care interventions in social housing populations.

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