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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Predictors of Loneliness among Homeless Individuals in Germany during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Katharina Dost, Fabian Heinrich, Wiebke Graf, Anna Brennecke, Veronika Kowalski, Anna Leider, Anika Kraus, Victoria van Rüth, Benjamin Ondruschka, Klaus Püschel and 3 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katharina DostInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.
Fabian HeinrichInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2922-4863
Wiebke GrafInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.
Anna BrenneckeInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.
Veronika KowalskiInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.
Anna LeiderInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8889-1108
Anika KrausInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5257-0521
Victoria van RüthInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7119-543X
Benjamin OndruschkaInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.
Klaus PüschelInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.
Hans-Helmut KönigDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5711-6862
Franziska BertramInstitute of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.
André HajekDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6886-2745
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of the study was to identify the frequency of loneliness and to examine the factors associated with loneliness among homeless individuals in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsData were taken from the 'national survey on the psychiatric and somatic health of homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic'. The data collection took place from 26th July to 17th September 2021 (the analytical sample included

resultsThe frequency of loneliness was 41.7% for the total sample. Multiple logistic regression analysis stratified by gender showed that a higher likelihood of loneliness was associated with being born in Germany, being middle aged (40 to 49 years compared to 18 to 29 years), having mental health problems and a short period of homelessness (1 month compared to longer periods) among women. In men, a higher likelihood of loneliness was associated with a higher fear of COVID-19 and a short period of homelessness.

conclusionsOur study revealed a high frequency rate of loneliness among homeless individuals. The study results highlight the associations between some explanatory variables (i.e., the duration of homelessness and mental health problems). Identifying the factors associated with loneliness may help to adequately address the problems of homeless individuals at risk of loneliness. Longitudinal studies are required to confirm our findings.

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COVID-19Ill-Housed PersonsChildFemaleGermanyHumansLonelinessMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsCOVID-19homelessnesslonelinessSARS-CoV-2social exclusionsocial isolation

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