School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4215, Australia.
School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jan 27;15(2):219. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020219.
This study presents a Quality of Life (QoL) survey to understand the influence of the housing environment and needs of residents from different housing sectors. The research focuses on Hong Kong where living conditions have become the main affect for people's QoL. Through a household survey using a standard instrument "Word Health Organisation (WHO) Quality of Life-BREF", the article found that among the four WHO QoL domains (Physical Health, Psychological Health, Social Relations And Environment), Environment, particularly its constitute aspect housing environment was the most influential factor for overall quality of life for the public rental housing sector where low-income people live. This research also found that different groups of people have differing needs of their housing environments: the low-income group needs better location and privacy while the medium and high-income groups need better architectural quality. Based on differentiating their needs and wants, this research argues for prioritizing the low-income group's needs for effectively improving their QoL.
本研究通过一份住房环境质量和居民需求调查问卷，旨在探讨不同住房类型居民的生活质量及其影响因素。研究对象主要集中于香港，因为当地的居住条件已成为影响居民生活质量的主要因素。该研究采用标准化工具“世界卫生组织生活质量简表（WHOQOL-BREF）”对香港居民进行入户调查。结果表明，在 WHOQOL-BREF 量表的四个维度（生理健康、心理健康、社会关系和环境）中，环境，尤其是其构成要素——住房环境，对公共租住房屋居民（即低收入群体）的生活质量有着最显著的影响。研究还发现，不同群体对住房环境有着不同的需求：低收入群体需要改善住房的地理位置和隐私条件，而中高收入群体则更看重建筑质量。基于对不同需求的区分，本研究提出应以满足低收入群体的需求为优先，从而有效提升其生活质量。
