He Kāinga Oranga - Housing and Health Research Programme, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
Tū Kotahi Māori Asthma Trust, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
Health Promot J Austr. 2022 Jul;33(3):861-868. doi: 10.1002/hpja.526. Epub 2021 Aug 9.
Eviction, or a forced move from rental housing, is a common experience for New Zealand renters, yet we know very little about its effects. This research investigated how eviction affects people's lives and health.
We conducted semi-structured interviews with 27 people who had experienced eviction. We coded the transcripts and grouped them into themes using template analysis.
Participant experienced grief at the loss of the home. Moving out and searching for a new home was highly stressful on participants and on their relationships. After being evicted, people became homeless, often staying with family and friends and lived in poor quality or unaffordable housing. They reported health issues as a result of these circumstances.
Eviction harms health through causing stress, grief and a move to a risky living situation. Increasing the supply of housing and funding wide-ranging support services can help minimise the harm caused by eviction. SO WHAT?: Reducing the incidence and impact of eviction should be a priority for health promotion.
驱逐,即被迫搬离出租房屋,是新西兰租客的常见经历,但我们对其影响知之甚少。本研究调查了驱逐如何影响人们的生活和健康。
我们对 27 名经历过驱逐的人进行了半结构化访谈。我们对记录进行了编码,并使用模板分析将其分为主题。
参与者对失去家园感到悲痛。搬出去并寻找新家给参与者及其人际关系带来了巨大压力。被驱逐后,人们无家可归,经常与家人和朋友住在一起,居住在质量差或负担不起的住房中。他们报告说,由于这些情况导致了健康问题。
驱逐通过造成压力、悲伤和搬入危险的生活环境来损害健康。增加住房供应和提供广泛的支持服务可以帮助将驱逐造成的伤害降到最低。
所以呢?:减少驱逐的发生和影响应该是促进健康的优先事项。