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

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
    Full-text report
  • 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
    United States (43); Canada (10); Australia (8); Sweden (6); Ghana (4); United Kingdom (3); Denmark (2); Europe and Central Asia (2); China (1); Finland (1); France (1); Netherlands (1); New Zealand (1); Asia (1); United Kingdom (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    Not applicable
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • 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.
  • DOI
    Not applicable

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