Brennecke, Anna; Heinrich, Fabian; van Rüth, Victoria; Dost, Katharina; Graf, Wiebke; Kowalski, Veronika; Rauch, Alessandra; Langenwalder, Felicia; Püschel, Klaus; Ondruschka, Benjamin; +3 more... König, Hans-Helmut; Bertram, Franziska; Hajek, André; (2023) Determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quality of life research, 32 (11). pp. 3075-3083. ISSN 0962-9343 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03455-5
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OBJECTIVE: Thus far, there is very limited knowledge regarding homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly related to the health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Thus, our aim was to evaluate HRQoL and to clarify the determinants of HRQoL among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. METHODS: Data were taken from the national survey on psychiatric and somatic health of homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic-NAPSHI (n = 616). The established EQ-5D-5L was used to quantify problems in five health dimensions, and its visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) was used to record self-rated health status. Sociodemographic factors were included in regression analysis. RESULTS: Pain/discomfort was the most frequently reported problem (45.3%), thereafter anxiety/depression (35.9%), mobility (25.4%), usual activities (18.5%) and self-care (11.4%). Average EQ-VAS score was 68.97 (SD: 23.83), and the mean EQ-5D-5L index was 0.85 (SD: 0.24). Regressions showed that higher age and having a health insurance were associated with several problem dimensions. Being married was associated with higher EQ-VAS scores. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, our study findings showed a quite high HRQoL among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Some important determinants of HRQoL were identified (e.g., age or marital status). Longitudinal studies are required to confirm our findings.
Item Type | Article |
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Faculty and Department | Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Medical Statistics |
Research Centre | Covid-19 Research |
PubMed ID | 37432522 |
Elements ID | 214104 |
Official URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03455-5 |
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