The perspectives of homeless people using the services of a mobile health clinic in relation to their health needs: a qualitative study on community-based outreach nursing

BACKGROUND: Significant social and health issues are associated with homelessness. Negative experiences with the healthcare system are also frequent and cause people experiencing homelessness to avoid health services. AIMS: The purpose of this study was to (1) explore participants’ health needs conc...

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Autores principales: Paradis-Gagné, Etienne, Jacques, Marie-Claude, Pariseau-Legault, Pierre, Ben Ahmed, Houssem Eddine, Stroe, Ioana Ruxandra
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Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10141280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37128359
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17449871231159595
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author Paradis-Gagné, Etienne
Jacques, Marie-Claude
Pariseau-Legault, Pierre
Ben Ahmed, Houssem Eddine
Stroe, Ioana Ruxandra
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Jacques, Marie-Claude
Pariseau-Legault, Pierre
Ben Ahmed, Houssem Eddine
Stroe, Ioana Ruxandra
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description BACKGROUND: Significant social and health issues are associated with homelessness. Negative experiences with the healthcare system are also frequent and cause people experiencing homelessness to avoid health services. AIMS: The purpose of this study was to (1) explore participants’ health needs concerning outreach nursing services and (2) describe the perceptions and preferences of people who access this form of community-based intervention. METHODS: We conducted a critical ethnography with semi-structured interviews of 12 people experiencing homelessness who receive the services of a nurse-led mobile clinic, and 60 hours of observation during the provision of these services. RESULTS: Our results describe the perspectives of people experiencing homelessness in three main categories: (1) worrisome health and social needs, (2) non-use of healthcare and (3) what connects us to health services. CONCLUSIONS: Timely access to healthcare is an important issue for people experiencing homelessness. Nurse-led clinics meet needs that go far beyond health issues.
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spelling pubmed-101412802023-04-29 The perspectives of homeless people using the services of a mobile health clinic in relation to their health needs: a qualitative study on community-based outreach nursing Paradis-Gagné, Etienne Jacques, Marie-Claude Pariseau-Legault, Pierre Ben Ahmed, Houssem Eddine Stroe, Ioana Ruxandra J Res Nurs Article BACKGROUND: Significant social and health issues are associated with homelessness. Negative experiences with the healthcare system are also frequent and cause people experiencing homelessness to avoid health services. AIMS: The purpose of this study was to (1) explore participants’ health needs concerning outreach nursing services and (2) describe the perceptions and preferences of people who access this form of community-based intervention. METHODS: We conducted a critical ethnography with semi-structured interviews of 12 people experiencing homelessness who receive the services of a nurse-led mobile clinic, and 60 hours of observation during the provision of these services. RESULTS: Our results describe the perspectives of people experiencing homelessness in three main categories: (1) worrisome health and social needs, (2) non-use of healthcare and (3) what connects us to health services. CONCLUSIONS: Timely access to healthcare is an important issue for people experiencing homelessness. Nurse-led clinics meet needs that go far beyond health issues. SAGE Publications 2023-04-27 2023-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10141280/ /pubmed/37128359 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17449871231159595 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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title The perspectives of homeless people using the services of a mobile health clinic in relation to their health needs: a qualitative study on community-based outreach nursing
title_full The perspectives of homeless people using the services of a mobile health clinic in relation to their health needs: a qualitative study on community-based outreach nursing
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title_full_unstemmed The perspectives of homeless people using the services of a mobile health clinic in relation to their health needs: a qualitative study on community-based outreach nursing
title_short The perspectives of homeless people using the services of a mobile health clinic in relation to their health needs: a qualitative study on community-based outreach nursing
title_sort perspectives of homeless people using the services of a mobile health clinic in relation to their health needs: a qualitative study on community-based outreach nursing
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10141280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37128359
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17449871231159595
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