Tackling poor health in older people resulting from cold homes

Kimberly Lazo Green; Michelle M.C. Tan; Eugenie Evelynne Johnson; Alex Hall; Nisar Ahmed; Claire Easthaugh; Fiona R. Beyer; Dawn Craig; Gemma F. Spiers; Barbara Hanratty

Tackling poor health in older people resulting from cold homes

Kimberly Lazo Green, Michelle M.C. Tan, Eugenie Evelynne Johnson, Alex Hall, Nisar Ahmed, Claire Easthaugh, Fiona R. Beyer, Dawn Craig, Gemma F. Spiers, Barbara Hanratty

Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research

Abstract

Cold homes are linked to poorer health for older people. Whilst inadequately heated homes will likely impact everyone in some way, some populations are at particular risk of poor health, such as people with respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

We also know that low indoor temperatures are linked to excess winter deaths. Interventions include those that:

• Make structural changes to homes and heating systems (e.g. insulation schemes);
• Supplement financial resources for older people to increase the affordability of heating (e.g. the winter fuel payment);
• Focus on behavioural changes around heating homes (e.g. using energy more efficiently).

We used a rapid review to summarise evidence about all three types of interventions. Our work focussed on approaches that aimed to improve housing temperatures and heating, and considers the impact this has on health.

Original language	English
Publisher	National Institute for Health Research
Number of pages	28
Publication status	Published - 30 Oct 2023
Externally published	Yes

Access to Document

https://www.hapru.nihr.ac.uk/2023/10/30/tackling-poor-health-in-older-people-resulting-from-cold-homes/

Cite this

@book{a43dcd88a6654fd895e24f26c777cc28,

title = "Tackling poor health in older people resulting from cold homes",

abstract = "Cold homes are linked to poorer health for older people. Whilst inadequately heated homes will likely impact everyone in some way, some populations are at particular risk of poor health, such as people with respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.We also know that low indoor temperatures are linked to excess winter deaths. Interventions include those that: • Make structural changes to homes and heating systems (e.g. insulation schemes); • Supplement financial resources for older people to increase the affordability of heating (e.g. the winter fuel payment); • Focus on behavioural changes around heating homes (e.g. using energy more efficiently).We used a rapid review to summarise evidence about all three types of interventions. Our work focussed on approaches that aimed to improve housing temperatures and heating, and considers the impact this has on health.",

author = "{Lazo Green}, Kimberly and Tan, {Michelle M.C.} and Johnson, {Eugenie Evelynne} and Alex Hall and Nisar Ahmed and Claire Easthaugh and Beyer, {Fiona R.} and Dawn Craig and Spiers, {Gemma F.} and Barbara Hanratty",

year = "2023",

month = oct,

day = "30",

language = "English",

publisher = "National Institute for Health Research",

address = "United Kingdom",

}

TY - BOOK

T1 - Tackling poor health in older people resulting from cold homes

AU - Lazo Green, Kimberly

AU - Tan, Michelle M.C.

AU - Johnson, Eugenie Evelynne

AU - Hall, Alex

AU - Ahmed, Nisar

AU - Easthaugh, Claire

AU - Beyer, Fiona R.

AU - Craig, Dawn

AU - Spiers, Gemma F.

AU - Hanratty, Barbara

PY - 2023/10/30

Y1 - 2023/10/30

N2 - Cold homes are linked to poorer health for older people. Whilst inadequately heated homes will likely impact everyone in some way, some populations are at particular risk of poor health, such as people with respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.We also know that low indoor temperatures are linked to excess winter deaths. Interventions include those that: • Make structural changes to homes and heating systems (e.g. insulation schemes); • Supplement financial resources for older people to increase the affordability of heating (e.g. the winter fuel payment); • Focus on behavioural changes around heating homes (e.g. using energy more efficiently).We used a rapid review to summarise evidence about all three types of interventions. Our work focussed on approaches that aimed to improve housing temperatures and heating, and considers the impact this has on health.

AB - Cold homes are linked to poorer health for older people. Whilst inadequately heated homes will likely impact everyone in some way, some populations are at particular risk of poor health, such as people with respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.We also know that low indoor temperatures are linked to excess winter deaths. Interventions include those that: • Make structural changes to homes and heating systems (e.g. insulation schemes); • Supplement financial resources for older people to increase the affordability of heating (e.g. the winter fuel payment); • Focus on behavioural changes around heating homes (e.g. using energy more efficiently).We used a rapid review to summarise evidence about all three types of interventions. Our work focussed on approaches that aimed to improve housing temperatures and heating, and considers the impact this has on health.

M3 - Other Report

BT - Tackling poor health in older people resulting from cold homes

PB - National Institute for Health Research

ER -