Housing Users Research Articles

Who are shelter housing users and what do they expect?

Abstract Objectives Answers were sought to the following questions: who are sheltered housing users?; how do they evaluate the accommodation offer?; and what is the position of sheltered housing in the support systems for the mentally ill? Method Participants in the study were 302 people diagnosed with schizophrenia (F-20), who had been users of support systems in Warsaw, Cracow and Lublin for at least 3 months. In this sample, 34 participants lived in sheltered accommodation. The Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Community Support System Use Questionnaire and the Global Assessment Scale (GAS) were administered to each sample participant. Results Sheltered housing users turned out to be relatively young and well educated. They presented with low levels of psychopathological symptoms and difficulties in social functioning. Many of them were users of other rehabilitation programs, such as Community Self-Help Centers, patient clubs and supported employment programs. Accessibility of contacts with other people, learning new skills and a sense of security were considered to be the most important benefits of sheltered housing. Conclusions Sheltered housing should be a part of broader support systems, since only under such circumstances, living in sheltered accommodation can have a truly positive impact on the recovery process. When people with mental illness are offered sheltered housing, they should participate in the planning of a comprehensive psychosocial intervention, including also more active forms of support and rehabilitation.

The Assessment of the Character Profile of Wood-based House Users in the Czech Republic

In the years 2012–2014 the authors carried out an extensive marketing research among users of wood-based buildings in the Czech Republic. The questionnaire survey had 1,000 respondents – Czech households using a wood-based house. The survey was conducted separately in each region of the Czech Republic (40–100 questionnaires per region). The results were evaluated separately for each region and for the Czech Republic as a whole. Questionnaires consisted of four thematic groups of questions. This paper deals with processing and evaluation of results of the first group of questions. This group addresses characteristics of people using wood-based family houses. The results are evaluated for individual regions and for the whole Czech Republic. The evaluation covers seven characteristics of adults using the surveyed buildings: age of users, type of the buildings’ ownership, educational attainment, sector of employment, profession, type of previous housing, and the size of municipality of the previous housing. The aim of the paper is to create profile of a “common user” of wood-based buildings. The results of the marketing research can be used to enhance competitiveness of companies in the woodworking and construction sector.

사용자중심 디자인 관점에서의 국내 코하우징 공동생활시설 활용에 대한 연구 - 소행주(소통이 있어 행복한 주택) 1, 2, 3호 사례를 중심으로 -

This study aims to improve plans by analyzing spatial compositions of cohousing common houses, their role depending on the types of users and spaces, and satisfaction from the user-oriented design perspective. For this study, a basic concept was examined based on previous studies and literature reviews. So-Haeng-Ju(Happy House with Communication) Houses 1, 2, and 3 in Seongmisan Village was analyzed. As well, interviews with residents of these house were conducted to analyze the role of user behavior in common house depending on the types of users and spaces. As a result, it was found that there were common characteristics of roles in an exchange with neighbors, cooperative child-care, and residents` meeting. The time and behavioral types were different depending on the living patterns, characteristics, and family members of resident. User satisfaction with the locations of community facilities including communal kitchen and communal living room, the composition of rooms, communication with residents, and the connection between communal living space and personal living space, was above the average. However user satisfaction with storage facilities, or defect repair and facility maintenance was low. Most of cohousing common house user were satisfied with the use and size of spaces, and a sense of community, including communication with neighbors beyond the environment and Seongmisan Village. In conclusion, a realistic alternative is required for future cohousing by developing a system regarding human resources networks and cost bearing issues.

Effect of Environmental Physical Elements in Creating Residential Complex's Vitality for the Enhancement of Social Interactions

Cheerfulness and vitality are the missing links of urban life. Rapid population growth and planning for establishing more housing ignore the quality of the environment and finally cheerfulness and vitality disappear resulting in mental and physical illness of housing users. This study is of case-survey one that data has been analyzed by SPSS software. By examining results, we found that more audience can be encouraged to attending into space by promoting the quality of the environment and creating cheerfulness.

Identification of house price bubbles using user cost in a state space model

This article studies how much variation in house prices results from nonfundamental factors. We propose a relative valuation approach to quantifying a bubble in housing by incorporating the housing User Cost into a state space model. We find that UK house prices were undervalued from January 1995 to May 2001 and subsequently moved into a bubble over the period to October 2012. Our results support the bounded rationality hypothesis in the long run. However, we also find that the irrational and the rational expectation hypotheses can coexist in the short run when explosive bubbles are driven by price dynamics.

A mixed-methods study exploring therapeutic relationships and their association with service user satisfaction in acute psychiatric wards and crisis residential alternatives

Background Service user dissatisfaction with acute psychiatric wards is frequent. Previous studies indicate that service users prefer crisis houses, but we lack clear quantitative evidence about why. Qualitative studies suggest the quality of staff–service user relationships may be key. Aims (1) To test the hypothesis that stronger therapeutic alliances are achieved in crisis houses than in hospital. (2) To develop a model of service user satisfaction with acute services, exploring its relationship to service type, service user characteristics, therapeutic relationships, perceived peer support, recovery and negative events experienced. (3) To understand the factors that impede and facilitate good staff–service user relationships in acute settings. Method Quantitative data were collected from 108 crisis house users and 247 acute ward service users regarding service satisfaction, therapeutic relationships with staff, peer support, self-rated recovery and experience of negative events. Main outcomes were compared for crisis house and ward groups, adjusting for participants’ characteristics. A model of service user satisfaction was derived through multivariable linear regression. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 29 service users and 16 staff recruited from wards and crisis houses. Interviews were largely conducted by service user researchers and covered the characteristics of good staff–service user relationships and factors impeding or facilitating them. Interviews were analysed thematically. Results Participants’ ratings of therapeutic relationships, satisfaction and peer support were higher in crisis houses than acute wards. Therapeutic relationships, perceived peer support and experience of negative events associated with staff behaviour were all independently associated with service user satisfaction; service users’ characteristics and self-rated recovery were not. Service type ceased to be independently related to satisfaction once all these variables were included in a model. Qualitative interviews revealed that the basic human qualities of staff – such as warmth, kindness and honesty – underpin all positive therapeutic relationships. Service users also valued relationships with staff who were interested in and engaged with them, and who were professional but at times able to step beyond professional boundaries to act with compassion and humanity. Service users further identified the importance of time to talk and listen; a focus on recovery and hope; and whether or not staff appeared dedicated to their vocation. Staff participants typically had similar views, but emphasised the importance of having time to talk to service users. Factors identified as helpful in promoting good relationships included maximising freedom and autonomy; a calm and quiet service atmosphere; staff engagement in shared activities with service users; staff availability and presence; and staff morale. Conclusion This study corroborates previous findings of greater satisfaction with crisis houses compared with acute wards. This satisfaction was not closely related to service user characteristics or perceived recovery. The emphasis in interviews on staff personal qualities and willingness to engage in activities and communication suggests that initiatives to enhance effective recruitment and staff training merit further research. Funding The National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research programme.

PHR in Cloud Environment Using Enhanced Attribute Based Encryption and Advanced Encryption Standard

Personal Health Record is internet based application that enables individuals to access and coordinates their womb-to-tomb health data. The patients have management over access to their own PHR. To attain security of non-public health records, we have a tendency to use the attribute based secret writing to write in code to inform before outsourcing it. Here we have a tendency to specialize in multiple forms of PHR owner situation and division of non-public health records users into multiple security domains that cut back key management complex for house owners and users. A high degree of patient’s privacy is secured. Our theme offer a personal health record owner full management of his/her information. In depth security and performance analysis shows that the projected theme is very economical.

EVALUATION OF USER COMFORT IN TUNNEL FORMWORK HOUSING AREAS: Izmir as a Case Study

Houses are spaces where we spend most of our lives, meeting our accommodation needs and reflecting us and our personality. The tunnel formwork systems are effective in house production. They appeal to the people in different social status varying from high-incomers to low-incomers from the city center to the peripheries of city. Based on such determination, the satisfaction of house user set forth the main line of work. For this purpose, six parameters have been ascertained to determine the user’s comfort, by interrogating the comfort of interior space in the houses: The thermal comfort, visual comfort, acoustic comfort, humidity and moisture control and design quality. With the purpose of interrogating the user’s satisfaction, four mass housing areas constructed with tunnel formwork system in İzmir have been investigated. These are: Gaziemir Emlak Bankası Houses, TOKI Uzundere Houses, Mavişehir Stage I and Mavişehir Soyak Houses. After providing general information about all these mass houses, the surveys applied to the users have been evaluated.

The Evaluation of the Purchase Social Housing on the Characteristics of Location and Housing in Busan

본 연구는 매입임대주택 거주민의 주거환경 평가를 통해 매입임대주택 거주자의 주거환경 만족도 결정요인을 실증적으로 분석하였다. 매입임대 주택은 현재 거주하는 지역사회에 지속적으로 생활이 가능하여 저소득층의 사회적 격리 현상과 슬럼화 방지 등의 사회적 배제현상이 적은 장점을 가지고 있다. 그러나 주택의 매입기준이 주거환경을 충분히 고려하지 못하는 문제점이 제기되고 있어 매입임대주택 주거환경에 대한 전반적인 평가가 필요하다. 우선, 매입임대주택 거주자의 주거환경 평가를 위해 주거환경 특성, 주거비 특성, 가구주 특성 등으로 구성하여 살펴보았으며 이를 바탕으로 매입임대주택 주거환경 만족도 결정요인을 주택입지 특성, 주택 내 외부 특성 등으로 각각 나누어 살펴보았다. 주거입지에 따른 주거만족도에 영향을 미치는 변수는 공공시설, 교육시설, 복지시설 등으로 나타났다. 특히, 복지시설 접근성의 만족도가 높을수록 매입임대 주택의 주택입지 만족도가 높아지는 것으로 분석되었다. 주택 내 외부 특성에 따른 주거만족도에 영향을 미치는 변수는 창호상태, 균열, 난방설비, 주택규모 그리고 주택관리 등에서 유의한 것으로 나타났다. This study aims to analysis of determinants of the residents satisfaction of purchased rental housing and currently being implemented policy of supporting low-income families are empirically evaluated through the residential evaluation of purchased rental housing residents. Purchased rental housing users are possible to live in currently residing community consistently, have advantages for fewer problems of the phenomenon of social isolation, exclusion and preventing slumism of low-income families, are expected to increase in the future. First of all, the characteristics of residential environment, housing expenses and a head of household were examined for the residential environment evaluation of the residents of purchased rental housing, on the basis of this, the characteristics of internal and external house and residential location are examined each for the determinants of the residential environment satisfaction of purchased rental housing. The variables that affect residential satisfaction according to residential location are public facilities, educational facilities and welfare facilities respectively. In particular, the higher the satisfaction of access to welfare facilities, the higher the satisfaction of residential location of purchased rental housing was analyzed. The variables affecting the residential satisfaction according to the internal and external characteristics of house are significant in window status, cracking, heating facilities, housing scale and management.

ANALISIS SWITCHING INTENTION PENGGUNA JASA LAYANAN RUMAH KOS DI SIWALANKERTO: PERSPEKTIF KUALITAS LAYANAN DAN KEPUASAN PELANGGAN

The Increasing number of new universities nowadays in Surabaya led to higher competition in services especially in boarding house services. This study wanted to see the switching intention from the point of service quality and customer satisfaction which is a fraction of the integration model of push, pull, and mooring factors in the sector of boarding house users. To test the hypothesis, the researcher use PLS (Partial Least Sqaure). The results of this study indicate that the service quality have a significant and positive impact on customer satisfaction, as well as having a significant negative impact on switching intention. However, customer satisfaction can not have a significant effect on switching intention. Managerial implications of this research would be to improve service quality and lower the user's intention to switch to another houses and it would applied in service boarding house for both Siwalankerto area and as general in Surabaya.

Modeling Quality and Housing Preferences for Affordable New Housing Developments

A fundamental change in the planning and delivery of new housing projects has taken place in the last years, with the focus shifting towards adding value to projects based on a better understanding of housing preferences. This issue becomes even more critical when it is intended to the provision of affordable houses for low and middle income groups. This paper describes a model designed to help developers and housing users to achieve their expectations regarding quality, affordability and including also reasonable profits. Developed through a “methodological pluralism”, this study identifies people-oriented variables and assumptions. The model was developed based on a case study in the city of Guayaquil-Ecuador, and information obtained from field work research was used to test it. The study examines implications and limitations of the model for inclusion of housing preferences considering local conditions and cultural values. The different parts of the model along with data requirements for each part are described. The paper concludes with findings regarding the identification of most preferred attributes by housing users and the use of alternatives methods to incorporate additional value into projects, translated into more appealing profits for developers and the provision of better and more affordable houses for users.

Boticas & pharmacias: uma história ilustrada da farmácia no Brasil;by Flavio Coelho Edler

This article presents some interpretations on the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a dynamics of meanings in the social field. It departs from the empirical observation of the social work for people who live with HIV/AIDS, developed at Fonte Colombo House by Franciscan friars and volunteers. From the daily life at Fonte Colombo House, it tries to understand how this pastoral and assistance practice affects the traditional conceptions of the catholic orthodoxy on sexuality and human reproduction. The reflection we make points to a local process that tends to redefine the doctrinal position of the Catholic Church as to the normatization of the sexual act as fundamentally an act of human reproduction. The ethnographic method adopted in the research highlights the specificity of a Catholic and Franciscan style in the greeting rituals, in the experiences and information that are socialized and the forms of confrontation that are used in relation to the common problem of the House users.

Dynamics between Catholicism and AIDS: reproduction, transformation and (in) formation

This article presents some interpretations on the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a dynamics of meanings in the social field. It departs from the empirical observation of the social work for people who live with HIV/AIDS, developed at Fonte Colombo House by Franciscan friars and volunteers. From the daily life at Fonte Colombo House, it tries to understand how this pastoral and assistance practice affects the traditional conceptions of the catholic orthodoxy on sexuality and human reproduction. The reflection we make points to a local process that tends to redefine the doctrinal position of the Catholic Church as to the normatization of the sexual act as fundamentally an act of human reproduction. The ethnographic method adopted in the research highlights the specificity of a Catholic and Franciscan style in the greeting rituals, in the experiences and information that are socialized and the forms of confrontation that are used in relation to the common problem of the House users.

Dinâmicas entre catolicismo e AIDS: processos de reprodução, transformação e (in)formação

This article presents some interpretations on the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a dynamics of meanings in the social field. It departs from the empirical observation of the social work for people who live with HIV/AIDS, developed at Fonte Colombo House by Franciscan friars and volunteers. From the daily life at Fonte Colombo House, it tries to understand how this pastoral and assistance practice affects the traditional conceptions of the catholic orthodoxy on sexuality and human reproduction. The reflection we make points to a local process that tends to redefine the doctrinal position of the Catholic Church as to the normatization of the sexual act as fundamentally an act of human reproduction. The ethnographic method adopted in the research highlights the specificity of a Catholic and Franciscan style in the greeting rituals, in the experiences and information that are socialized and the forms of confrontation that are used in relation to the common problem of the House users.

Dinâmicas entre catolicismo e AIDS: processos de reprodução, transformação e (in)formação.

This article presents some interpretations on the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a dynamics of meanings in the social field. It departs from the empirical observation of the social work for people who live with HIV/AIDS, developed at Fonte Colombo House by Franciscan friars and volunteers. From the daily life at Fonte Colombo House, it tries to understand how this pastoral and assistance practice affects the traditional conceptions of the catholic orthodoxy on sexuality and human reproduction. The reflection we make points to a local process that tends to redefine the doctrinal position of the Catholic Church as to the normatization of the sexual act as fundamentally an act of human reproduction. The ethnographic method adopted in the research highlights the specificity of a Catholic and Franciscan style in the greeting rituals, in the experiences and information that are socialized and the forms of confrontation that are used in relation to the common problem of the House users.

Cast-in-place concrete walls: thermal comfort evaluation of one-storey housing in São Paulo State

This paper presents a proposal of thermal performance evaluation of a one-storey housing typology (TI24A) executed by CDHU - Companhia de Desenvolvimento Habitacional e Urbano do Estado de São Paulo, considering the use of cast-in-place monolithic panels of concrete, with different thicknesses panels (8, 10 and 12 cm) and density between 1600 and 2400 kg/m³. In this study, the specific purpose was discussing the influence of the characteristic of concrete walls on the housing thermal performance without slab. Was defined of first parameters of study (definition of the one-storey housing typology, survey about housing users behavior and cities choose) and executed computational simulation (winter and summer), for four São Paulo State cities (São Paulo, São Carlos, Santos e Presidente Prudente), with the software Arquitrop 3.0 in a one-storey housing. Was observed that in winter and summer the typologies analyzed, the panels thickness variation had more influence about results than different concrete densities. The minimum level of thermal performance (M) in winter has been granted for some cities, with exception of Santos. In summer one of São Paulo city’s typology was attended the minimum level of thermal performance in agreement with standard “NBR 15575 Residential buildings up to five storied - Performance, Part 1: General requirements”.

Social Acceptability and Durability of Two Different House Screening Interventions against Exposure to Malaria Vectors, Plasmodium falciparum Infection, and Anemia in Children in The Gambia, West Africa

The social acceptability and durability of two house screening interventions were addressed using focus group discussions, questionnaires, indoor climate measurements, and durability surveys. Participants recognized that screening stopped mosquitoes (79-96%) and other insects (86-98%) entering their houses. These and other benefits were appreciated by significantly more recipients of full screening than users of screened ceilings. Full screened houses were 0.26°C hotter at night (P = 0.05) than houses with screened ceilings and 0.51°C (P < 0.001) hotter than houses with no screening (28.43°C), though only 9% of full screened house users and 17% of screened ceiling users complained about the heat. Although 71% of screened doors and 85% of ceilings had suffered some damage after 12 months, the average number of holes of any size was < 5 for doors and < 7 for ceilings. In conclusion, house screening is a well-appreciated and durable vector control tool.

Affordable Housing: Concepts and Policies*

This article discusses the concepts of housing affordability and policies for increasing housing affordability. Most current measures of housing affordability used in Australia are based on the acquisition costs of housing. They define housing costs in nominal rather than in real terms and include mortgage repayments that are properly regarded as savings. Moreover, they do not account for household choice over type of house or household composition. The first part of this article proposes that measures of housing affordability should be based on real housing user costs or rents. Turning to policy issues, this article argues that housing affordability is essentially a household income problem made worse by government restrictions on housing supply. High housing costs do not reflect housing market failures. To reduce housing costs, the government should allow more housing in established and Greenfield areas. The government may also improve housing affordability by subsidising housing for low‐income households. However, subsidies to urban infrastructure nearly always raise the price of land rather than reduce the price of housing. Also, the Australian government’s proposed national housing and rental affordability funds are poorly defined and likely to be ineffective.

A Study on the Improvement of the Public Rental Housing Policy in Korea

This paper examines the effectiveness of the rental housing policy that emerged as an issue after passing of the Act on the Promotion of the Construction of Rental Housing in Korea. In particular, we attempt to examine the effectiveness of the government's rental housing policy and to improve the policy to meet the characteristics of demand through empirical research on rental housing users. For this reason, we surveyed potential customers of the government rental housing to clarify the exact demand of customers and propose a reform for the current government rental housing policy. The results of the survey suggest. Firstl, the government should enlarge the size and the number of rooms in government rental housing and improve the quality of the facilities. Second, the government should provide rental housing with long or medium term rent contracts. Third, the government should improve the quality of government rental housing and facilities so the future prosperity of housing will be considered in terms of the surroundings of the housing. These suggestions are expected to address the various demands for housing and improve the effectiveness of the rental housing policy in Korea.JEL Classification: R21, R28, R31

Realising the Potential of Co-production: Negotiating Improvements in Public Services

The concept of co-production – also called co-creation – is gaining widespread attention as a way to increase user involvement in service provision in the UK. It is usually taken as self-evident that more co-production will improve services. However, it is necessary to be clear about how far and in what ways co-production can improve public services. This article looks at the purported advantages of co-production, and considers how these can best be accessed. A case study workshop involving social housing users and providers, conducted as part of the National Consumer Council-Unison Shared Solutions project, is used to illustrate the need for collective dialogue and deliberation between co-producers rather than purely transactional forms of co-production.