Lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness in Europe: a cross-national survey in eight European nations
Autor(a) principal: | |
---|---|
Data de Publicação: | 2019 |
Outros Autores: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
Idioma: | eng |
Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7486 |
Resumo: | Objectives To examine the lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness among European citizens in eight European nations. Design A nationally representative telephone survey using trained bilingual interviewers and computer-assisted telephone interview software. Setting The study was conducted in France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Participants European adult citizens, selected from opt-in panels from March to December 2017. Total desired sample size was 5600, with 700 per country. Expected response rates of approximately 30% led to initial sample sizes of 2500 per country. Main outcome measures History of homelessness was assessed for lifetime, past 5 years and past year. Sociodemographic data were collected to assess correlates of homelessness prevalence using generalised linear models for clustered and weighted samples. Results Response rates ranged from 30.4% to 33.5% (n=5631). Homelessness prevalence was 4.96% for lifetime (95% CI 4.39% to 5.59%), 1.92% in the past 5 years (95% CI 1.57% to 2.33%) and 0.71% for the past year (95% CI 0.51% to 0.98%) and varied significantly between countries (pairwise comparison difference test, p<0.0001). Time spent homeless ranged between less than a week (21%) and more than a year (18%), with high contrasts between countries (p<0.0001). Male gender, age 45–54, lower secondary education, single status, unemployment and an urban environment were all independently strongly associated with lifetime homelessness (all OR >1.5). Conclusions The prevalence of homelessness among the surveyed nations is significantly higher than might be expected from point-in- time and homeless service use statistics. There was substantial variation in estimated prevalence across the eight nations. Coupled with the well-established health impacts of homelessness, medical professionals need to be aware of the increased health risks of those with experience of homelessness. These findings support policies aiming to improve health services for people exposed to homelessness. |
id |
RCAP_a4161d27fe16ea4e98d62fd7218a7fc9 |
---|---|
oai_identifier_str |
oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/7486 |
network_acronym_str |
RCAP |
network_name_str |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
repository_id_str |
7160 |
spelling |
Lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness in Europe: a cross-national survey in eight European nationsObjectives To examine the lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness among European citizens in eight European nations. Design A nationally representative telephone survey using trained bilingual interviewers and computer-assisted telephone interview software. Setting The study was conducted in France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Participants European adult citizens, selected from opt-in panels from March to December 2017. Total desired sample size was 5600, with 700 per country. Expected response rates of approximately 30% led to initial sample sizes of 2500 per country. Main outcome measures History of homelessness was assessed for lifetime, past 5 years and past year. Sociodemographic data were collected to assess correlates of homelessness prevalence using generalised linear models for clustered and weighted samples. Results Response rates ranged from 30.4% to 33.5% (n=5631). Homelessness prevalence was 4.96% for lifetime (95% CI 4.39% to 5.59%), 1.92% in the past 5 years (95% CI 1.57% to 2.33%) and 0.71% for the past year (95% CI 0.51% to 0.98%) and varied significantly between countries (pairwise comparison difference test, p<0.0001). Time spent homeless ranged between less than a week (21%) and more than a year (18%), with high contrasts between countries (p<0.0001). Male gender, age 45–54, lower secondary education, single status, unemployment and an urban environment were all independently strongly associated with lifetime homelessness (all OR >1.5). Conclusions The prevalence of homelessness among the surveyed nations is significantly higher than might be expected from point-in- time and homeless service use statistics. There was substantial variation in estimated prevalence across the eight nations. Coupled with the well-established health impacts of homelessness, medical professionals need to be aware of the increased health risks of those with experience of homelessness. These findings support policies aiming to improve health services for people exposed to homelessness.European CommissionBMJ Publishing GroupRepositório do ISPATaylor, OwenLoubiere, SandrineTinland, AurelieMoniz, Maria João VargasSpinnewijn, FreekManning, RachelGaboardi, MartaWolf, Judith R L MBokszczanin, AnaBernad, RobertoKällmen, HåkanToro, PaulOrnelas, José H.Auquier, Pascal2020-03-25T17:27:32Z2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7486engBritish Medical Journal, 9(11), 1-13 Doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-0332370959814610.1136/bmjopen-2019-033237info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-05T16:43:12Zoai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/7486Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:25:18.632959Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv |
Lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness in Europe: a cross-national survey in eight European nations |
title |
Lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness in Europe: a cross-national survey in eight European nations |
spellingShingle |
Lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness in Europe: a cross-national survey in eight European nations Taylor, Owen |
title_short |
Lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness in Europe: a cross-national survey in eight European nations |
title_full |
Lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness in Europe: a cross-national survey in eight European nations |
title_fullStr |
Lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness in Europe: a cross-national survey in eight European nations |
title_full_unstemmed |
Lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness in Europe: a cross-national survey in eight European nations |
title_sort |
Lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness in Europe: a cross-national survey in eight European nations |
author |
Taylor, Owen |
author_facet |
Taylor, Owen Loubiere, Sandrine Tinland, Aurelie Moniz, Maria João Vargas Spinnewijn, Freek Manning, Rachel Gaboardi, Marta Wolf, Judith R L M Bokszczanin, Ana Bernad, Roberto Källmen, Håkan Toro, Paul Ornelas, José H. Auquier, Pascal |
author_role |
author |
author2 |
Loubiere, Sandrine Tinland, Aurelie Moniz, Maria João Vargas Spinnewijn, Freek Manning, Rachel Gaboardi, Marta Wolf, Judith R L M Bokszczanin, Ana Bernad, Roberto Källmen, Håkan Toro, Paul Ornelas, José H. Auquier, Pascal |
author2_role |
author author author author author author author author author author author author author |
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv |
Repositório do ISPA |
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv |
Taylor, Owen Loubiere, Sandrine Tinland, Aurelie Moniz, Maria João Vargas Spinnewijn, Freek Manning, Rachel Gaboardi, Marta Wolf, Judith R L M Bokszczanin, Ana Bernad, Roberto Källmen, Håkan Toro, Paul Ornelas, José H. Auquier, Pascal |
description |
Objectives To examine the lifetime, 5-year and past-year prevalence of homelessness among European citizens in eight European nations. Design A nationally representative telephone survey using trained bilingual interviewers and computer-assisted telephone interview software. Setting The study was conducted in France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Participants European adult citizens, selected from opt-in panels from March to December 2017. Total desired sample size was 5600, with 700 per country. Expected response rates of approximately 30% led to initial sample sizes of 2500 per country. Main outcome measures History of homelessness was assessed for lifetime, past 5 years and past year. Sociodemographic data were collected to assess correlates of homelessness prevalence using generalised linear models for clustered and weighted samples. Results Response rates ranged from 30.4% to 33.5% (n=5631). Homelessness prevalence was 4.96% for lifetime (95% CI 4.39% to 5.59%), 1.92% in the past 5 years (95% CI 1.57% to 2.33%) and 0.71% for the past year (95% CI 0.51% to 0.98%) and varied significantly between countries (pairwise comparison difference test, p<0.0001). Time spent homeless ranged between less than a week (21%) and more than a year (18%), with high contrasts between countries (p<0.0001). Male gender, age 45–54, lower secondary education, single status, unemployment and an urban environment were all independently strongly associated with lifetime homelessness (all OR >1.5). Conclusions The prevalence of homelessness among the surveyed nations is significantly higher than might be expected from point-in- time and homeless service use statistics. There was substantial variation in estimated prevalence across the eight nations. Coupled with the well-established health impacts of homelessness, medical professionals need to be aware of the increased health risks of those with experience of homelessness. These findings support policies aiming to improve health services for people exposed to homelessness. |
publishDate |
2019 |
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv |
2019-01-01T00:00:00Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z 2020-03-25T17:27:32Z |
dc.type.status.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
format |
article |
status_str |
publishedVersion |
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv |
http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7486 |
url |
http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7486 |
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv |
eng |
language |
eng |
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv |
British Medical Journal, 9(11), 1-13 Doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033237 09598146 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033237 |
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
eu_rights_str_mv |
openAccess |
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv |
application/pdf |
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
BMJ Publishing Group |
publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
BMJ Publishing Group |
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv |
reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação instacron:RCAAP |
instname_str |
Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação |
instacron_str |
RCAAP |
institution |
RCAAP |
reponame_str |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
collection |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
repository.name.fl_str_mv |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação |
repository.mail.fl_str_mv |
|
_version_ |
1799130114805465088 |