Wagner J D, Menke E M, Ciccone J K
Columbus State Community College, OH 43215.
J Rural Health. 1994 Winter;10(1):49-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1994.tb00208.x.
More than 30 percent of the homeless are families with children; however, little is known about these families, particularly rural homeless mothers with children. The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of rural homeless mothers, their physical and mental health, and their health care practices. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to study a sample of 76 rural mothers with children younger than age 13. An interview schedule and the SCL-90-R were used to collect data about these families. The majority of the families had been homeless for more than four months, 46 percent were woman-headed, 17 percent of the mothers reported having a physical health problem, and only 3 percent had scores on the SCL-90-R that were indicative of needing additional evaluation for possible mental health problems. The use of drugs was higher than expected, which puts both the mothers and their children at risk for health problems.
超过30%的无家可归者是有孩子的家庭；然而，人们对这些家庭知之甚少，尤其是带着孩子的农村无家可归母亲。本研究的目的是描述农村无家可归母亲的特征、她们的身心健康状况以及她们的医疗保健行为。采用描述性横断面设计对76名有13岁以下孩子的农村母亲进行抽样研究。使用访谈提纲和症状自评量表（SCL-90-R）收集这些家庭的数据。大多数家庭无家可归的时间超过了四个月，46%的家庭由女性当家，17%的母亲报告有身体健康问题，只有3%的母亲在症状自评量表（SCL-90-R）上的得分表明需要对可能存在的心理健康问题进行进一步评估。药物使用率高于预期，这使母亲及其孩子都面临健康问题的风险。
