Homeless men and women suffer more illness and sooner death compared to housed people. Among the homeless, there is a group that suffers more illness than others. This group is usually homeless for several months, makes up a smaller proportion of homeless people and uses more resources from emergency shelters than other homeless people. Some have asked if a difference in thinking skills explains how people who are homeless for a long time need more help in getting and keeping housing compared to other homeless persons. In this study, thinking skills that help a person plan and make decisions will be screened among those who have been homeless for a long time and those who were homeless for a short time. If there is a difference, then screening may change how future homeless people get the help they need.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
60
The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Quick EXIT score
Time frame: Within 2 weeks of recruitment
The Colour Trails test score
Time frame: Within 2 weeks of recruitment
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