Gasior Sara, Forchuk Cheryl, Regan Sandra
1 Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
2 Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Can J Nurs Res. 2018 Mar;50(1):28-36. doi: 10.1177/0844562117747191. Epub 2018 Jan 5.
Background Homeless youth are the fastest growing sub-group within the homeless population. They face impaired access to health services and are often left unsupported. They lack social and family support or relationships with service providers. Unsupported homeless youth often become homeless adults. Purpose To test a model based on Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations, examining the influence of a network of service providers, perceptions of social supports, and family relations on a homeless youth's perceptions of recovery. Methods This study is a secondary analysis and used a sample (n = 187) of data collected as part of the original Youth Matters in London study. A cross-sectional design was used to analyze the relationship between variables. Participants were interviewed at 6-month intervals over a 2.5-year period. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used. Results Network of service providers, perceived social supports, and perceived family relations explained 21.8% of the variance in homeless youth perceptions of recovery. Perceived social support and family relations were significantly, positively correlated to perceptions of recovery. Network of service providers was not significantly correlated to perceptions of recovery. Conclusions The findings suggest that stronger social supports and family relations may contribute to increased perceptions of recovery among homeless youth.
背景 无家可归青少年是无家可归人群中增长最快的亚群体。他们获得医疗服务的机会有限，且常常得不到支持。他们缺乏社会和家庭支持，也与服务提供者没有联系。得不到支持的无家可归青少年往往会成为无家可归的成年人。目的 检验基于佩普劳人际关系理论的模型，考察服务提供者网络、社会支持感知以及家庭关系对无家可归青少年康复感知的影响。方法 本研究是一项二次分析，使用了作为原伦敦青年问题研究一部分收集的数据样本（n = 187）。采用横断面设计分析变量之间的关系。在2.5年的时间里，每隔6个月对参与者进行一次访谈。使用分层多元回归分析。结果 服务提供者网络、感知到的社会支持和感知到的家庭关系解释了无家可归青少年康复感知中21.8%的方差。感知到的社会支持和家庭关系与康复感知显著正相关。服务提供者网络与康复感知无显著相关性。结论 研究结果表明，更强的社会支持和家庭关系可能有助于提高无家可归青少年的康复感知。
