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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2020

Health-related quality of life and related factors among chronically homeless adults living in different permanent supportive housing models: a cross-sectional study.

Antoinette L Spector, Katherine G Quinn, Timothy L McAuliffe, Wayne DiFranceisco, Arturo Bendixen, Julia Dickson-Gomez

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Antoinette L SpectorDepartment of Epidemiology, Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA. alspector@mcw.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5821-7881
Katherine G QuinnDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2701 N. Summit Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53202, USA.
Timothy L McAuliffeDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2701 N. Summit Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53202, USA.
Wayne DiFranceiscoDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2701 N. Summit Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53202, USA.
Arturo Bendixen, Chicago, USA.
Julia Dickson-GomezDepartment of Epidemiology, Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
Medical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

Comparison of supportive housing models for HIV+ and at-risk chronically homelessR01DA038085 · NIDA · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI DICKSON-GOMEZ, JULIA B · 2014 to 2018
$3.1M
NIDA NIH HHS DA038085NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA038085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePermanent supportive housing (PSH) is an effective intervention to improve residential stability and reduce the utilization of costlier healthcare services for the chronically homeless. However, there has been little focus on health-related quality of life (HRQL) once they enter PSH, and the potential influence of other factors including the PSH model. Study results can shed light on the HRQL of the PSH population and inform strategies to improve PSH program effectiveness in this area.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, survey methods were used to assess the HRQL of PSH residents in the Chicago metropolitan area. The survey also included questions on socio-demographics, health behaviors, housing and neighborhood characteristics, and housing satisfaction. The SF-36 was used to obtain physical (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores for HRQL. Other variables were selected using the Wilson and Cleary HRQL model. Statistical analyses included summary statistics, bivariate analyses, and fully adjusted linear regression models.

resultsThe study sample included 855 adults currently in PSH. The sample was predominantly African American men with an average age of 53 years. Mean scores for PCS and MCS were 39.4 and 46.1, respectively, (out of 100). In adjusted analyses, older age and being on disability were associated with worse PCS. Having HIV was associated with better PCS. Being non-Hispanic Black, living in fixed-sited housing, and being in PSH for longer durations were associated with better MCS. More depressive symptoms was associated with worse PCS and MCS.

conclusionWhile both aspects of the PSH model (housing configuration and service provision) were initially associated with HRQL in unadjusted analyses, housing configuration was the only PSH model variable that remained significant once accounting for other factors. Depressive symptomology and the social environment also appear to be important correlates of HRQL and are potential areas to target in PSH programs.

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Chronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHousingHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeHealth-related quality of lifeHomelessnessSupportive housingWell-being

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PMID32222931
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