Perception of Health Status by Homeless US Veterans

Nyamathi, Adeline; Sands, Heather; Pattatucci-Aragón, Angela; Berg, Jill; Leake, Barbara; Hahn, Joan Earle; Morisky, Donald E.

doi:10.1097/00003727-200401000-00007

Cited by 15 publications

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“…Nayamathi et al. suggest “the use of health services promotes a greater sense of awareness, which in turn amplifies awareness/perceptions of need for health services” (9). This may also apply to our finding that those homeless veterans who participated in the CWT program had a decline in their GOHAI scores at follow‐up, as this group of veterans received mostly emergency dental care.…”

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Dental Treatment Improves Self‐Rated Oral Health in Homeless Veterans – A Brief Communication

Gibson¹,

Reifenstahl²,

Wehler³

et al. 2008

J Public Health Dent

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Objective-The aim of this study was to assess homeless veterans' perception of their oral health and the impact that oral disease and treatment have on self-assessed quality of life.Methods-Outcomes included measures of general and oral-specific quality of life and functional status. Single-item self-report of oral health and the General Oral Health Assessment Index were assessed at baseline and after treatment.

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Dental Treatment Improves Self‐Rated Oral Health in Homeless Veterans – A Brief Communication

Gibson¹,

Reifenstahl²,

Wehler³

et al. 2008

J Public Health Dent

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“…36 The 20-item self-report instrument is designed to measure depressive symptomatology in the general population and has been validated for use in homeless populations. 37 Each item measures the frequency of a symptom on a four-point response scale from 0 ("Rarely or none of the time [Less than one day]") to 3 ("Most of the time [five to seven days]"). Item scores were summed, giving an overall scale that could range from 0 to 60.…”

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Correlates of Adult Assault among Homeless Women

Hudson¹,

Wright²,

Bhattacharya³

et al. 2010

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

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The purpose of this study was to assess predictors of sexual and physical assault among homeless women. A multivariate, correlation design was utilized to identify independent correlates of adult physical and sexual assault. The sample consisted of 202 homeless women residing in shelters or living on the street in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles. Respondents reporting a history of child sexual abuse were almost four times more likely to report being sexually assaulted as adults and were almost two and one third times more likely to report being physically assaulted as adults. A range of factors increase homeless women's risk of adult physical and sexual victimization, including child sexual abuse, substance use, lifetime sex trade activity, and previous incarceration. It is important for homeless service providers to develop an individual risk profile for homeless women and to intervene in order to decrease their risk of re-victimization.

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“…In addition, research indicates that perceptions of health vary among the homeless population. A study by Nyamathi et al . (2004) with a sample of 331 homeless individuals indicated that those who are US veterans perceived their health as less favourable than those who were non‐veterans.…”

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Perceptions of health and health service utilization among homeless and housed psychiatric consumer/survivors

Forchuk

Brown

Schofield

et al. 2008

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Homelessness has a direct impact on health. Homeless individuals report several barriers to accessing health care. Although research exists regarding the utilization of health services for homeless and housed psychiatric consumer/survivors, few studies have compared the perceived health and service utilization of these two groups. The objective of this study was to determine whether or not differences exist between the utilization of health services and the perceptions of health of homeless and housed psychiatric consumer/survivors in London, Ontario, Canada. It was hypothesized that differences would exist between homeless and housed psychiatric consumer/survivors on all health-related variables examined. A secondary analysis of quantitative data was conducted in a Community-University Research Alliance on Mental Health and Housing project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Key findings include significant differences in the characteristics of each population, the use of health services and their perceptions of health. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.

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Perception of Health Status by Homeless US Veterans

Cited by 15 publications

References 26 publications

Dental Treatment Improves Self‐Rated Oral Health in Homeless Veterans – A Brief Communication

Dental Treatment Improves Self‐Rated Oral Health in Homeless Veterans – A Brief Communication

Correlates of Adult Assault among Homeless Women

Perceptions of health and health service utilization among homeless and housed psychiatric consumer/survivors

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