患有精神疾病的无家可归成年人的边缘智力功能与无家可归的终生时长
Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Lifetime Duration of Homelessness among Homeless Adults with Mental Illness.
作者信息
Durbin Anna, Lunsky Yona, Wang Ri, Nisenbaum Rosane, Hwang Stephen W, O'Campo Patricia, Stergiopoulos Vicky
机构信息
Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON.
出版信息
Healthc Policy. 2018 Nov;14(2):40-46. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2018.25687.
This paper reports on the association between intellectual functioning and lifetime homelessness duration among 172 homeless adults with mental illness in Toronto, Canada. Using a standardized test of intellectual functioning, we created two groups: individuals with borderline or lower intellectual functioning (16%) and individuals with above borderline intellectual functioning (84%). Lifetime homelessness duration was approximately three years longer, or almost twice as long, for individuals with borderline or lower intellectual functioning. Implementing more systematic strategies for identifying and supporting individuals with cognitive impairments may hasten transitions out of homelessness for this population. Brief intellectual functioning assessment tools are available.
本文报告了加拿大多伦多172名患有精神疾病的无家可归成年人的智力功能与终生无家可归持续时间之间的关联。通过一项智力功能标准化测试，我们划分出两组：智力功能处于临界水平或更低的个体（16%）以及智力功能高于临界水平的个体（84%）。智力功能处于临界水平或更低的个体，其终生无家可归持续时间大约长三年，几乎是另一组的两倍。实施更系统的策略来识别和支持有认知障碍的个体，可能会加快这一群体摆脱无家可归状态的进程。目前已有简短的智力功能评估工具。
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