Open AccessLifestyles and Goals of Homeless Male Shelter Users
Author(s) -
Kelly A. Schwend,
Maureen Cluskey,
Michael Cordell
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sage open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2158-2440
DOI - 10.1177/2158244015572504
Subject(s) - biopsychosocial model , psychology , gerontology , applied psychology , social psychology , medical education , medicine , psychiatry
The purpose of this study was to assess the health, lifestyles, andgoals of homeless male shelter users. The mixed-methods descriptive non-experimentalstudy was conducted at a homeless shelter cot program. The Dykeman biopsychosocialinterventional model was used as a framework for this study. Thirty men utilizing theprogram were interviewed using the Chapin Lifestyle Assessment Survey. In addition, themen were asked about their social support system and goals. The results demonstratedthat the group had a strong sense of responsibility for their own actions, a desire tolearn, and were motivated to make a meaningful contribution. Goals focused on obtainingemployment and securing housing. Shelter staff was reported as a source of socialsupport