Hostel support workers' experiences navigating healthcare alongside people experiencing homelessness: a qualitative study in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to explore how hostel support workers (HSWs) experience navigating healthcare alongside people experiencing homelessness (PEH). PEH experience poor health outcomes, increased mortality and face many barriers when accessing healthcare. HSWs have a dynamic and holistic role, working with PEH to navigate access to health and social care, whilst facilitating independence. HSWs have been described as important in addressing barriers to access and linking healthcare and PEH. However, HSWs' experiences navigating this role across sectors remains underexplored.

Design

In this qualitative study, semistructured interviews were conducted, and phenomenological thematic analysis was performed.

Setting

Interviews were conducted with participants from 13

SUBMITTER: Muzafar I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11418567 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature