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dc.title | Public rental housing and its association with mortality - A retrospective, cohort study | |
dc.contributor.author | Seng, J.J.B | |
dc.contributor.author | Kwan, Y.H | |
dc.contributor.author | Goh, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Thumboo, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Low, L.L | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-09T10:06:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-09T10:06:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Seng, J.J.B, Kwan, Y.H, Goh, H, Thumboo, J, Low, L.L (2018). Public rental housing and its association with mortality - A retrospective, cohort study. BMC Public Health 18 (1) : 665. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5583-6 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2458 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/175382 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) is a well-established determinant of health status and home ownership is a commonly used composite indicator of SES. Patients in low-income households often stay in public rental housing. The association between public rental housing and mortality has not been examined in Singapore. Methods: A retrospective, cohort study was conducted involving all patients who utilized the healthcare facilities under SingHealth Regional Health (SHRS) Services in Year 2012. Each patient was followed up for 5 years. Patients who were non-citizens or residing in a non-SHRS area were excluded from the study. Results: A total of 147,004 patients were included in the study, of which 7252 (4.9%) patients died during the study period. The mean age of patients was 50.2 ± 17.2 years old and 7.1% (n = 10,400) of patients stayed in public rental housing. Patients who passed away had higher utilization of healthcare resources in the past 1 year and a higher proportion stayed in public rental housing (p < 0.001). They also had higher rates of co-morbidities such as hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and diabetes. (p < 0.001) After adjustment for demographic and clinical covariates, residence in public rental housing was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality (Adjusted hazard ratio: 1.568, 95% CI: 1.469-1.673). Conclusion: Public rental housing was an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality. More studies should be conducted to understand health-seeking behavior and needs of public rental housing patients, to aid policymakers in formulating better plans for improving their health outcomes. © 2018 The Author(s). | |
dc.source | Unpaywall 20200831 | |
dc.subject | cohort analysis | |
dc.subject | epidemiology | |
dc.subject | female | |
dc.subject | health status | |
dc.subject | housing | |
dc.subject | human | |
dc.subject | male | |
dc.subject | middle aged | |
dc.subject | mortality | |
dc.subject | retrospective study | |
dc.subject | risk factor | |
dc.subject | Singapore | |
dc.subject | social class | |
dc.subject | statistics and numerical data | |
dc.subject | Cohort Studies | |
dc.subject | Female | |
dc.subject | Health Status | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Male | |
dc.subject | Middle Aged | |
dc.subject | Mortality | |
dc.subject | Public Housing | |
dc.subject | Retrospective Studies | |
dc.subject | Risk Factors | |
dc.subject | Singapore | |
dc.subject | Social Class | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL | |
dc.description.doi | 10.1186/s12889-018-5583-6 | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | BMC Public Health | |
dc.description.volume | 18 | |
dc.description.issue | 1 | |
dc.description.page | 665 | |
dc.published.state | Published | |
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