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| Title |
Predictors of residential stability among homeless young adults: a cohort study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-016-2802-x |
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| Authors |
Élise Roy, Marie Robert, Louise Fournier, Émélie Laverdière, Djamal Berbiche, Jean-François Boivin |
| Abstract |
Homelessness episodes have been shown to be associated with serious health outcomes among youth. This study was undertaken to estimate the probability of reaching residential stability over time and to identify predictors of residential stability among homeless young adults aged 18 to 25 years. A prospective cohort study was carried out in Montréal, Canada, between April 5(th) 2006 and January 21(th) 2009. Interviews conducted every three months included questions on life conditions and social and mental health factors that are known to influence residential trajectories. Residential status was determined, starting on the first day after recruitment; each follow-up day was classified as a homeless day or a housed day. A period of 90 days was used to define residential stability; therefore the main study outcome was the occurrence of the first consecutive 90 housed days during the follow-up period. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional-hazards regression analyses were conducted. Of the 359 participants, 284 reached 90 days of residential stability over the study period, representing an annual probability of 80.5 %. In multivariate analysis, youth who had a high school degree, had a formal sector activity, and those who had sought psychological help were more likely to reach residential stability. Being a man, injecting substances, and having an informal sector activity were associated with a decreased probability to reach residential stability. Exposure to factors related to opportunities that promote social integration increases the chance of reaching residential stability. On the other hand, factors related to high level of street entrenchment seem to interfere with stabilization. Maximum efforts should be made to prevent chronic homelessness among youth, targeting not only individual impairments but also hinging on services adapted to foster social connections among the youth. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 106 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 18 | 17% |
| Researcher | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 29 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 25 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 13% |
| Psychology | 9 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 12 | 11% |
| Unknown | 37 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 February 2016.
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#16,099,609
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#11,766
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#241,847
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#186
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