J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020;31(4):1587-1594. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0120.
Permanent supportive housing (PSH) enrolls highly vulnerable homeless adults who experience early onset of geriatric conditions and require in-home support. Thus, there is potentially a high risk for COVID-19 within PSH, which may require tenants to take protective measures. This study reports on survey results collected from 532 PSH tenants in Los Angeles, California during the 4th week of March in 2020. Results show that nearly all tenants were aware of COVID-19, and 65% considered it to be a very serious health threat. The latter characteristic was a strong predictor of taking protective measures (i.e., handwashing and social distancing). Tenants in units with shared bathroom facilities had lower odds of social distancing than those in studio apartments. Tenants with mental health diagnoses had lower odds of consistent handwashing. Lack of access to food, hygiene items, and medication delivery were commonly reported barriers to sheltering in place.
永久性支持性住房（PSH）接纳了极易受到伤害的无家可归成年人，这些成年人患有老年疾病并需要家庭支持。因此，PSH 中 COVID-19 的风险很高，这可能要求房客采取保护措施。本研究报告了 2020 年 3 月的第 4 周在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的 532 名 PSH 房客的调查结果。结果表明，几乎所有房客都知道 COVID-19，而 65%的房客认为这是一种非常严重的健康威胁。后一特征是采取保护措施（即洗手和保持社交距离）的有力预测因素。与单人间公寓的房客相比，共用浴室设施的房客更不可能保持社交距离。有心理健康诊断的房客更不可能经常洗手。缺乏食物、卫生用品和药物供应是普遍报告的就地避难所障碍。
