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Psychosocial Risk Factors for Transitions Into Housing Instability Among Women Veterans
- Source :
- The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 34:387-391
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), 2021.
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Abstract
- Introduction: Preventing and ending homelessness for women veterans, a priority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), can be aided by identifying factors that increase their risk for housing instability. Methods: This study relied on data from the Veterans Health Administration9s universal screen for housing instability from Fiscal Year 2013 to 2016, and administrative data from electronic medical records. Using logistic regression, we compared 2 groups of women veterans: those who consistently had stable housing and those who transitioned to unstable housing after a period of housing stability. Results: We found that a history of military sexual trauma, lack of access to VA benefits and other financial resources, and single or divorced marital status were significant risk factors for women veterans9 housing instability. These findings are consistent with an existing theoretical model of housing instability and homelessness among women veterans, which highlights the importance of traumatic and adverse events and isolation as risk factors. Conclusions: These risk factors and their effect on women veterans9 housing instability can be mitigated by new and increased supportive interventions, targeted to those at highest risk.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
Isolation (health care)
Logistic regression
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Veterans Affairs
health care economics and organizations
Health policy
Veterans
030505 public health
business.industry
Medical record
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Mental health
United States
humanities
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Ill-Housed Persons
Housing
Marital status
Female
0305 other medical science
Family Practice
business
Psychosocial
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15587118 and 15572625
- Volume :
- 34
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....970603357a9b7b7337a075f07ffc1c7a