Adult Health Department, College of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, USA Health Children's and Women's Hospital, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Nurs Forum. 2021 Jan;56(1):45-51. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12510. Epub 2020 Sep 22.
A community engagement service-learning experience was planned to provide health services for the homeless during a local 1-day event. The objectives were to (a) determine the feasibility of a service-learning experience, and to (b) examine the effects on students' attitudes toward persons experiencing homelessness.
A quasi-experimental, institutional review board approved study, including health-related students enrolled in a local university or community college, was planned. The attitudes toward the homeless survey was administered before and after participation in the service-learning experience. Qualitative data were through student reflections of the experience.
Participants (n = 106) completed a pre and post questionnaire and a self-reflection. A statistically significant t(26) = -2.2, p = .04 change in attitudes toward the homeless were found. Three themes were revealed from the reflections: inherent bias, individualized care, and the societal context of people experiencing homelessness.
Both quantitative and qualitative findings may help students reflect on preconceived stereotypes; therefore, affecting their attitudes toward the homelessness.
计划开展一次社区参与式服务学习体验，以便在当地的一天活动中为无家可归者提供医疗服务。目的是：(a) 确定服务学习体验的可行性，以及 (b) 研究其对学生对无家可归者态度的影响。
计划进行一项准实验性、机构审查委员会批准的研究，包括当地大学或社区学院的与健康相关的学生。在参与服务学习体验之前和之后，会使用“无家可归者态度调查”进行评估。通过学生对体验的反思来获取定性数据。
参与者（n=106）完成了一份预问卷和一份后问卷以及一份自我反思。研究发现，无家可归者态度的 t(26)=-2.2，p=.04 有统计学意义的变化。从反思中揭示了三个主题：内在偏见、个性化护理和无家可归者的社会背景。
定量和定性的发现都可以帮助学生反思先入为主的刻板印象；因此，影响他们对无家可归者的态度。
