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They Built My Soul: A Qualitative Analysis of the Impacts of Home Repairs in Rural Tennessee

Background Housing is an important social determinant of health and substandard housing is linked to physical, mental, and social health problems. Purpose The purpose of the study was to qualitatively assess the impacts of repairs to substandard housing in rural East Tennessee through twenty-eight interviews. Methods Zoom was utilized for recording phone interviews in January–February 2021 and NVivo software was used for thematic analysis in May–July 2021. Results Themes that emerged included environmental risk reduction, impacts on physical health, impacts on mental health, impacts on financial well-being, and willingness to receive future assistance from service organizations. Implications Further research is recommended to quantify impacts including effects on utilization of health care and community services, school and work attendance, and mental health impacts.