Exploring the occupations of homeless adults living with mental illnesses in Toronto / Explorer les occupations d’adultes sans-abri atteints de maladies mentales vivant à Toronto.

Authors :: Illman, Sarah C.
Spence, Sandy
O’Campo, Patricia J.
Kirsh, Bonnie H.
Source :: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy; Oct2013, Vol. 80 Issue 4, p215-223, 9p
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: The article offers information on a study which seeks to understand the nature of occupational engagement for homeless people living with mental illnesses. It discusses the use of a constant comparative method of analysis in a secondary analysis of 60 interviews with homeless adults living with mental illness. Several themes describing the nature of occupational engagement for homeless people are mentioned.

Subjects :: HOMELESS persons
INTERVIEWING
RESEARCH methodology
MENTAL illness
OCCUPATIONS
RESEARCH funding
QUALITATIVE research
DATA analysis
SECONDARY analysis

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