Vital Needs of Dutch Homeless Service Users: Responsiveness of Local Services in the Light of Health Equity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare and social services aim to ensure health equity for all users. Despite ongoing efforts, marginalized populations remain underserved. The Dutch HOP-TR study intends to expand knowledge on how to enable the recovery of homeless service users.

Methods

A naturalistic meta-snowball sampling resulted in a representative sample of homeless services (N = 16) and users (N = 436). Interviews collected health and needs from user and professional perspectives in a comprehensive, rights-based ecosystem strategy. We calculated the responsiveness to needs in four domains (mental health, physical health, paid work, and administration).

Results

Most service users were males (81%) with a migration background (52%). In addition to physical (78%) and mental health n

SUBMITTER: van Everdingen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9915996 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature