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 |