Health behaviors and problems in Polish homeless men

Autor: Bernadetta Repka, Grzegorz Bejda, Agnieszka Kułak-Bejda, Damian Czarnecki, Marcin Ziółkowski, Anna Mosiołek, Agata Szulc, Napoleon Waszkiewicz, Anna Ślifirczyk, Wojciech Kułak, Elżbieta Krajewska-Kułak
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-2565
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1208877
Popis: IntroductionHomelessness is considered to be a global problem, independent of the material situation of a given country and occurring in most societies around the world.Aim of the studyAssessment of the preferred health behaviors of homeless people.Materials and methodsThe study covered 153 men who are homeless and 312 men who are not homeless. The original questionnaire of homeless, and validated the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the Health Behavior Inventory (HBI), the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scale were used. The research covered fully completed questionnaires from 153 homeless men staying in Białystok and Gdańsk homelss centers.ResultsOn average, the homeless men assessed their health at 6.0 ± 2.7 points, and the non-homeless at 7.8 ± 2.2 points (p
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