Pathways to Homelessness among Older Homeless Adults: Results from the HOPE HOME Study.

Autor: Rebecca T Brown, Leah Goodman, David Guzman, Lina Tieu, Claudia Ponath, Margot B Kushel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 5, p e0155065 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155065
Popis: Little is known about pathways to homelessness among older adults. We identified life course experiences associated with earlier versus later onset of homelessness in older homeless adults and examined current health and functional status by age at first homelessness. We interviewed 350 homeless adults, aged 50 and older, recruited via population-based sampling. Participants reported age at first episode of adult homelessness and their life experiences during 3 time periods: childhood (
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