The Regeneración Urbana, Calidad de Vida y Salud - RUCAS project: a Chilean multi-methods study to evaluate the impact of urban regeneration on resident health and wellbeing

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dc.contributor.authorBaeza Rivas, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorVives Vergara, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorGonzález López, Francisca Teresa
dc.contributor.authorOrlando, Laura
dc.contributor.authorValdebenito, Roxana
dc.contributor.authorCortínez-O’Ryan, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorSlesinski, Claire
dc.contributor.authorDiez Roux, Ana V.
dc.contributor.otherCEDEUS (Chile)
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-20T13:51:27Z
dc.date.available2021-04-20T13:51:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2021-04-18T00:02:16Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background The available evidence of the health effects of urban regeneration is scarce In Latin America, and there are no studies focused on formal housing that longitudinally evaluate the impact of housing and neighborhood interventions on health. The “Regeneración Urbana, Calidad de Vida y Salud” (Urban Regeneration, Quality of Life, and Health) or RUCAS project is a longitudinal, multi-method study that will evaluate the impact of an intervention focused on dwellings, built environment and community on the health and wellbeing of the population in two social housing neighborhoods in Chile. Methods RUCAS consists of a longitudinal study where inhabitants exposed and unexposed to the intervention will be compared over time within the study neighborhoods (cohorts), capitalizing on interventions as a natural experiment. Researchers have developed a specific conceptual framework and identified potential causal mechanisms. Proximal and more distal intervention effects will be measured with five instruments, implemented pre- and post-interventions between 2018 and 2021: a household survey, an observation tool to evaluate dwelling conditions, hygrochrons for measuring temperature and humidity inside dwellings, systematic observation of recreational areas, and qualitative interviews. Survey baseline data (956 households, 3130 individuals) is presented to describe sociodemographics, housing and health characteristics of both cohorts, noting that neighborhoods studied show worse conditions than the Chilean population. Discussion RUCAS’ design allows for a comprehensive evaluation of the effects that the intervention could have on various dimensions of health and health determinants. RUCAS will face some challenges, like changes in the intervention process due to adjustments of the master plan, exogenous factors –including COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns– and lost to follow-up. Given the stepped wedge design, that the study capitalizes on within household changes over time, the possibility of adjusting data collection process and complementarity of methods, RUCAS has the flexibility to adapt to these circumstances. Also, RUCAS’ outreach and retention strategy has led to high retention rates. RUCAS will provide evidence to inform regeneration processes, highlighting the need to consider potential health effects of regeneration in designing such interventions and, more broadly, health as a key priority in urban and housing policies.
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dc.identifier.citationBMC Public Health. 2021 Apr 15;21(1):728
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-021-10739-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10739-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/57886
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000641475200010
dc.issue.numeroNo. 728
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final15
dc.pagina.inicio1
dc.revistaBMC Public Healthes_ES
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s)
dc.subjectUrban regenerationes_ES
dc.subjectProspective longitudinal studyes_ES
dc.subjectUrban healthes_ES
dc.subjectLatin Americaes_ES
dc.subjectHousing policyes_ES
dc.subjectNatural experimentes_ES
dc.subjectNeighborhood renewales_ES
dc.subjectHousing improvementes_ES
dc.subject.ddc307.3416
dc.subject.deweyCiencias socialeses_ES
dc.subject.ods10 Reduced inequality
dc.subject.ods03 Good health and well-being
dc.subject.odspa10 Reducción de las desigualdades
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleThe Regeneración Urbana, Calidad de Vida y Salud - RUCAS project: a Chilean multi-methods study to evaluate the impact of urban regeneration on resident health and wellbeinges_ES
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumenVol. 21
sipa.codpersvinculados1132134
sipa.codpersvinculados135637
sipa.codpersvinculados131791
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