Quality of Life and Mental Well-Being: A Gendered Analysis of Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Canada.

Quality of Life and Mental Well-Being: A Gendered Analysis of Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Canada.
Community Ment Health J. 2020 Mar 02;:
Authors: Buccieri K, Oudshoorn A, Waegemakers Schiff J, Pauly B, Schiff R, Gaetz S
Abstract
Homelessness has negative implications for mental well-being and quality of life. This paper identifies the quality of life variables that contribute to positive or negative wellbeing, reporting on a regression analysis from 343 individuals experiencing homelessness in Canada. Results indicate that a lack of sleep duration and quality reduced mental well-being for both genders, not having access to food and/or hygiene facilities decreased men's well-being, and engaging in illegal subsistence strategies, such as selling drugs, negatively impacted women's mental well-being. For persons experiencing homelessness, mental well-being and quality-of-life are gendered outcomes of their limited access to social determinants of health.
PMID: 32124155 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Community Mental Health Journal - March 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Buccieri K, Oudshoorn A, Waegemakers Schiff J, Pauly B, Schiff R, Gaetz S Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research