Abdul-Hamid W, Cooney C
Portnails Unit, Farnborough Hospital, Orpington, Kent, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 1996 Nov;72(853):667-70. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.72.853.667.
The medical literature on homeless people tends to concentrate on their biographic characteristics or clinical problems without enough attention being given to the social and environmental contexts which they have to survive. This article summarises the literature on the role of social factors in the causation and outcome of health problems of the homeless and emphasises the importance of addressing the social context in effecting intervention. Services that deal with the social needs of the homeless will be more successful in meeting their needs and reducing their distress.
关于无家可归者的医学文献往往集中在他们的个人传记特征或临床问题上,而没有充分关注他们赖以生存的社会和环境背景。本文总结了关于社会因素在无家可归者健康问题的成因和结果中所起作用的文献,并强调了在实施干预措施时考虑社会背景的重要性。满足无家可归者社会需求的服务在满足他们的需求并减轻他们的痛苦方面将更具成效。