| Autor: |
deRussy AJ; Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center., Jones AL; VA Salt Lake City Health Care System.; University of Utah School of Medicine., Austin EL; Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.; University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health., Gordon AJ; VA Salt Lake City Health Care System.; University of Utah School of Medicine., Gelberg L; VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.; University of California Los Angeles., Gabrielian SE; VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.; University of California Los Angeles., Riggs KR; Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.; University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine., Blosnich JR; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.; Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California., Montgomery AE; Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.; University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health., Holmes SK; Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center., Varley AL; Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.; University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine., Hoge AE; Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center., Kertesz SG; Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.; University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health.; University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of social distress and the homeless [J Soc Distress Homeless] 2023; Vol. 32 (1), pp. 123-134. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 28. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/10530789.2021.2013013 |
| Abstrakt: |
Surveys of underserved patient populations are needed to guide quality improvement efforts but are challenging to implement. The goal of this study was to describe recruitment and response to a national survey of Veterans with homeless experience (VHE). We randomly selected 14,340 potential participants from 26 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. A survey contract organization verified/updated addresses from VA administrative data with a commercial address database, then attempted to recruit VHE through 4 mailings, telephone follow-up, and a $10 incentive. We used mixed-effects logistic regressions to test for differences in survey response by patient characteristics. The response rate was 40.2% (n=5,766). Addresses from VA data elicited a higher response rate than addresses from commercial sources (46.9% vs 31.2%, p <.001). Residential addresses elicited a higher response rate than business addresses (43.8% vs 26.2%, p<. 001). Compared to non-respondents, respondents were older, less likely to have mental health, drug, or alcohol conditions, and had fewer VA housing and emergency service visits. Collectively, our results indicated a national mailed survey approach is feasible and successful for reaching VA patients who have recently experienced homelessness. These findings offer insight into how health systems can obtain perspectives of socially disadvantaged groups. |
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MEDLINE |
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