Correlates of Veteran Status in a Canadian Sample of Homeless People With Mental Illness
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
8 December 2014
Abstract
Many veterans at risk of homelessness also suffer from mental health problems. The aim of this study was to identify correlates of veteran status among housing, mental health, and service use variables in a Canadian sample of homeless people with mental illness. The data were obtained from At Home / Chez Soi, a Canadian multisite study. The participants were 99 veterans and a matched comparison group of 297 non-veterans. Data were gathered at baseline and were analyzed using logistic regression. The veteran and non-veteran groups were found to be similar, although veterans attended school longer, and were more likely to have been victims of a robbery in the 6 months prior to enrolment in the study. Veterans were not overrepresented in this sample as compared with the general population.
Résumé
Plusieurs vétérans à risque d'itinérance souffrent également de troubles de santé mentale. Le but de cette étude était d'identifier des variables corrélées au statut de vétéran parmi des facteurs liés au logement, à la santé mentale et à l'utilisation des services dans un échantillon canadien d'itinérants et d'itinérantes souffrant de troubles mentaux. Les données provenaient d'une étude pancanadienne, At Home / Chez Soi. Les participants et participantes étaient 99 vétérans ainsi qu'un groupe de comparaison apparié de 297 nonvétérans. Les données ont été recueillies lors de l'entrée dans l’étude et ont été analysées à l'aide de régressions logistiques. Les deux groupes étaient similaires, bien que les vétérans aient été scolarisés davantage et qu'ils soient plus susceptibles d'avoir été victimes d'un vol dans les 6 mois précédant l'entrée dans l’étude. Les résultats suggèrent que les deux groupes sont similaires. Les vétérans ne sont pas surreprésentés dans cet échantillon.
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Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 33 • Number 4 • December 2014
Pages: 141 - 159
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BourqueJimmy, VanTilLinda, LeBlancStefanie Renee, KoppBrianna, DaigleStéphanie, LeBlancJacinthe, SareenJitender, DarteKathy, LandryLiette-Andrée, and MoreFaye. 2014. Correlates of Veteran Status in a Canadian Sample of Homeless People With Mental Illness. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
33(4): 141-159. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2014-031
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