Housing and Health in Older Adults With Low Income in the United States: An Integrative Review.

Purpose: The current integrative review was conducted to understand the relationship between housing and health in older adults with low income in the United States.

Method: A literature search yielded 20 articles that met inclusion criteria. Key data elements were extracted from each article and a five-level social ecological model (SEM) was used as a framework to analyze the findings.

Results: The analysis yielded themes associated with each SEM level: (individual level); (relational Level); (environmental level); (structural level); and (superstructural level).

Conclusion/implications: Results clarify housing's role as a social determinant of health affecting older adults with low income and may help nurses tailor patient assessments and treatment plans to better identify and address housing-related health risks. [(3), 25-32.].