Normalization of alcohol misuse and alcohol-related harms: a mixed methods analysis exploring alcohol misuse, morbidity, and healthcare engagement in people experiencing homelessness.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To understand the views and experiences of homeless adults who drink hazardously around alcohol use, alcohol harms and access to liver healthcare, and to quantify the prevalence of alcohol-related morbidity in this population.

Methods

A sample of homeless adults (aged 18+) who drink hazardously (AUDIT score ≥8) were recruited to complete a health and alcohol use survey. From this sample, a smaller sample was purposively selected for semi-structured interview. Participants were recruited via liver outreach clinics held in five homeless hostels/day-centres in Southampton. Using a critical realist approach, qualitative data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis and descriptive statistics produced for survey responses.

Results

Around 56 survey participants w

SUBMITTER: Wells C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12667265 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature