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Determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Brennecke, Anna; Heinrich, Fabian; van Rüth, Victoria; Dost, Katharina; Graf, Wiebke; Kowalski, Veronika; Rauch, Alessandra; Langenwalder, Felicia; Püschel, Klaus; Ondruschka, Benjamin; König, Hans-Helmut; Bertram, Franziska; Hajek, André.

In: QUAL LIFE RES, Vol. 32, No. 11, 11.2023, p. 3075-3083.

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Brennecke, A, Heinrich, F, van Rüth, V, Dost, K, Graf, W, Kowalski, V, Rauch, A, Langenwalder, F, Püschel, K, Ondruschka, B, König, H-H, Bertram, F & Hajek, A 2023, 'Determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic', QUAL LIFE RES, vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 3075-3083. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03455-5

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Brennecke, A., Heinrich, F., van Rüth, V., Dost, K., Graf, W., Kowalski, V., Rauch, A., Langenwalder, F., Püschel, K., Ondruschka, B., König, H-H., Bertram, F., & Hajek, A. (2023). Determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. QUAL LIFE RES, 32(11), 3075-3083. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03455-5

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Brennecke A, Heinrich F, van Rüth V, Dost K, Graf W, Kowalski V et al. Determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. QUAL LIFE RES. 2023 Nov;32(11):3075-3083. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03455-5

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title = "Determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic",
abstract = "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.",
author = "Anna Brennecke and Fabian Heinrich and {van R{\"u}th}, Victoria and Katharina Dost and Wiebke Graf and Veronika Kowalski and Alessandra Rauch and Felicia Langenwalder and Klaus P{\"u}schel and Benjamin Ondruschka and Hans-Helmut K{\"o}nig and Franziska Bertram and Andr{\'e} Hajek",
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language = "English",
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T1 - Determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic

AU - Brennecke, Anna

AU - Heinrich, Fabian

AU - van Rüth, Victoria

AU - Dost, Katharina

AU - Graf, Wiebke

AU - Kowalski, Veronika

AU - Rauch, Alessandra

AU - Langenwalder, Felicia

AU - Püschel, Klaus

AU - Ondruschka, Benjamin

AU - König, Hans-Helmut

AU - Bertram, Franziska

AU - Hajek, André

N1 - © 2023. The Author(s).

PY - 2023/11

Y1 - 2023/11

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

U2 - 10.1007/s11136-023-03455-5

DO - 10.1007/s11136-023-03455-5

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 37432522

VL - 32

SP - 3075

EP - 3083

JO - QUAL LIFE RES

JF - QUAL LIFE RES

SN - 0962-9343

IS - 11

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