Profiles of Permanent Supportive Housing Residents Related to Their Quality of Life and Community Integration

Health & Social Care in the Community, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2024(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Permanent supportive housing (PSH) is the main approach advocated in Western countries for eradicating homelessness. Considering that PSH residents are not a homogeneous group and their quality of life (QoL) community integration (CI) might differ this setting, improving our understanding these residents’ profiles may help stakeholders formulate informed recommendations to improve PSH. This study identified resident based on QoL, CI, sociodemographic clinical characteristics associated with features service use. A total 308 were recruited Montreal (Canada) 2020–2022. Structured interviews conducted. produced cluster analysis subsequently compared using chi‐square, Fisher’s, t ‐tests, taking into account Three found. Profile 1 (22% sample) had low QoL younger, major social health issues unmet needs. Showing moderate 2 (27%) more educated, little foster care history, older first homelessness episode, few co‐occurring MD‐SUD. 3 (51%) best CI mostly included men education, affected by MD‐SUD satisfied services. More intensive support coordination be recommended response diverse Work beneficial residents, programs such as Individual Placement Support, along increased rehabilitation activities. better treatments promoted residents. most multiple needs, satisfaction could monitored better, it was found key variable measuring adequation.

Language: Английский

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Quality of Life of Nurses Working in the Public Sector Tertiary Care Hospitals of Karachi

Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 92 - 96

Published: Nov. 30, 2023

COVID-19 has a substantial influence related to the quality of life nurses by increasing number patients, which increases work burden and stress level. Objective: To determine impact pandemic on working in public sector tertiary care hospitals Karachi. Methods: Present an analytical cross-sectional study design was employed using non-probability convenient sampling technique recruit 240 nurses. The assessed McGill Quality Life (QoL) revised questionnaire. Results were considered significant at p-value ≤0.05. Results: Out total nurses, most them 135 (56.2%) male, 177(73.88%) married, 128, 53.3% Post RN qualification, 99 (41.2%) 6 10 years experience. mean+SD overall QoL 6.56+2.53. Based multiple logistic regression analysis, males had 2.79 times better QOL during as compared females (ORadj=2.79, 95% CI: 1.05 - 7.45, p= 0.04). Similarly, married persons 3.06 others (ORadj=3.06, 2.14 – 3.34, 0.003). Conclusions: It is concluded that effect all aspects physical, psychological, existential social Karachi, Pakistan

Language: Английский