1. Quality of Life and Mental Well-Being: A Gendered Analysis of Persons Experiencing Homelessness in Canada.
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Buccieri, Kristy, Oudshoorn, Abram, Waegemakers Schiff, Jeannette, Pauly, Bernadette, Schiff, Rebecca, and Gaetz, Stephen
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HOMELESSNESS , *FOOD relief , *HYGIENE , *MENTAL health , *QUALITY of life , *REGRESSION analysis , *SEX distribution , *WELL-being , *HEALTH & social status , *SLEEP hygiene - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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