Associations between Home Foreclosure and Health Outcomes in a Spanish City
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Bernal-Solano, Mariola; Bolívar Muñoz, Julia; Mateo Rodríguez, Inmaculada; Robles Ortega, Humbelina; Fernández-Santaella Santiago, Carmen; Mata Martín, José Luis; Vila Castellar, Jaime; Daponte Codina, AntonioEditorial
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Foreclosures Economic crisis Housing Social determinants of health Spain
Fecha
2019-03-19Referencia bibliográfica
Bernal-Solano, M.[et al.]. Associations between Home Foreclosure and Health Outcomes in a Spanish City. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 981; doi:10.3390/ijerph16060981.
Resumen
The financial crisis has caused an exponential increase of home foreclosures in Spain.
Recent studies have shown the effects that foreclosures have on mental and physical health.
This study explores these effects on a sample of adults in the city of Granada (Spain), in terms
of socio-demographic, socio-economic and process characteristics. A cross-sectional survey was
administered to obtain information on self-perceived changes in several indicators of physical and
mental health, consumption of medications, health-related behaviors and use of health services.
A total of 205 persons, going through a foreclosure process, participated in the study. 85.7% of the
sample reported an increase of episodes of anxiety, depression, and stress; 82.6% sleep disturbances;
42.8% worsening of previous chronic conditions, and 40.8% an increase in consumption of medication.
Women, married persons and persons already in the legal stage of the foreclosure process reported
higher probability of worsening health according to several indicators, in comparison with men,
not married, and individuals in the initial stages of the foreclosure process. The results of this study
reveal a general deterioration of health associated with the foreclosure process. These results may help
to identify factors to prevent poor health among populations going through a foreclosure process.