Table 1 Description of studies included by year of publication, country, methods and number of cohousing projects studied, as well as description of cohousing projects by year of creation, country, age target and co-ownership status dimension and the health outcomes analysed
From: The effects of cohousing model on people’s health and wellbeing: a scoping review
N | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
a) Characteristics of the studies | 25 | 100.0 |
Year of publication | ||
Before 1990 | 0 | 0.0 |
1990-2000 | 3 | 12.0 |
2001-2010 | 6 | 24.0 |
After 2010 | 16 | 64.0 |
Methods | ||
Quantitative | 5 | 20.0 |
- Cross-sectional with comparison group | 2 | |
- Cross-sectional without comparison group | 3 | |
Qualitative* | 10 | 40.0 |
- In-depth interviews | 6 | |
- Semi-structured interviews | 4 | |
- Group discussion | 1 | |
- Participant observation | 3 | |
Mixed methods | 10 | 40.0 |
- Quantitative | ||
- Longitudinal without comparison group | 3 | |
- Cross-sectional with comparison group | 2 | |
- Cross-sectional without comparison group | 5 | |
- Qualitative** | ||
- Longitudinal in-depth interviews | 3 | |
- In-depth interviews | 4 | |
- Semi-structured interviews | 3 | |
- Group discussion | 1 | |
- Participant observation | 1 | |
Number of projects included per document | ||
1 | 9 | 36.0 |
2-5 | 11 | 44.0 |
+5 | 3 | 12.0 |
Unknown | 2 | 8.0 |
b) Characteristics of cohousing projects studied | 77 | 100.0 |
Year of cohousing projects creation | ||
Before 1990 1990-2000 | 19 17 | 25.0 22.0 |
2001-2010 | 30 | 39.0 |
After 2010 | 4 | 5.0 |
Unknown | 7* | 9.0 |
Country of cohousing projects | ||
Canada | 18 | 23.0 |
Europe | 41 | 53.0 |
USA | 18 | 23.0 |
Age target | ||
Intergenerational | 48 | 62.0 |
Elderly | 29 | 38.0 |
Co-ownership tenure | ||
No | 50 | 65.0 |
Yes | 27 | 35.0 |
c) Health related outcomes*** | 25 | 100.00 |
Self-perceived physical and mental health | 4 | 16.0 |
Quality of life and well-being | 6 | 24.0 |
Psychosocial determinants of health | ||
-Social support | 22 | 88.0 |
- Social isolation | 5 | 20.0 |
-Sense of community | 11 | 44.0 |
d) Effects of cohousing on the health outcomes analysed | 25 | |
Self-perceived physical and mental health | ||
- Beneficial | 3 | |
- Neutral | 1 | |
- Detrimental | 1 | |
Total**** | 4 | |
Quality of life and well-being | ||
- Beneficial | 5 | |
- Neutral | 1 | |
- Detrimental | 0 | |
Total | 6 | |
Psychosocial determinants of health | ||
- Beneficial | 22 | |
- Neutral | 3 | |
- Detrimental | 2 | |
Total**** | 22 | |