Variables Associated with Quality of Life Among Individuals Living in Permanent Supportive Housing.

Bahram Armoon, Nadia L'Espérance, Marie-Josée Fleury

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Article in Community mental health journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Bahram ArmoonResearch Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Montréal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada.

Nadia L'EspéranceCentre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.

Marie-Josée FleuryResearch Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Montréal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada. marie-josee.fleury@douglas.mcgill.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-4743-8611

Funding

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada #890-2018-0065

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study identified individual sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and service use patterns associated with quality of life (QoL) among 308 individuals living in permanent supportive housing (PSH) in Québec (Canada). Data were collected between 2020 and 2022, and linear multivariate analyses produced. Results demonstrated that better individual psychosocial conditions were positively associated with higher QoL. As well, living in PSH located in good neighborhoods for at least 5 years, higher self-esteem and community integration were positively associated with greater QoL. Met needs, satisfaction with housing support services, and no use of acute care were also linked with positive QoL. Comprehensive efforts to improve treatment for mental health disabilities responsive to the needs of PSH residents, and sustained long-term housing may reinforce QoL. Encouraging active participation in community-based activities, incorporating biophilic design into the neighborhoods around PSH, and promoting satisfaction with care may also enhance QoL.

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Ill-Housed PersonsQuality of LifeHousingHumansMental HealthPublic HousingResidence CharacteristicsCommunity integrationOutpatient service usePermanent supportive housingQuality of lifeUnmet needs

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PMID37462796

DOI10.1016/0277-9536(95)00112-K

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