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. 2005 Jan 10;5:2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-5-2

Table 1.

Means and standard deviations for HPATHI* test and retest

Statement Test n = 76 Retest n = 34

M SD M SD
1. Homeless people are victims of circumstance. 3.26 .839 3.24 .819
2. Most homeless people are mentally ill. 2.90 .875 3.24 .955
3. Homeless people have the right to basic health care. 4.60 .620 4.68 .475
4. Homelessness is a major problem in our society. 4.36 .698 4.50 .707
5. Homeless people choose to be homeless. 3.71 .777 3.91 .712
6. Homeless people are lazy. 3.82 .738 3.94 .694
7. Health care dollars should be directed toward serving the poor and homeless. 3.83 .888 4.03 .717
8. Doctors should address the physical and social problems of the homeless. 4.17 .839 4.47 .563
9. Doctors have a duty to care for the homeless. 3.94 .977 4.18 .834
10. Caring for the homeless is pointless since they do not follow-up. 4.14 .612 4.24 .654
11. Providing medical care for the homeless is futile. 4.04 .740 4.21 .592
12. I am comfortable being a primary care provider for a homeless person with a major mental illness. 3.03 1.14 3.44 1.05
13. I feel comfortable being part of a team when providing care to the homeless. 4.32 .535 4.15 .643
14. I feel comfortable providing care to different minority and cultural groups. 4.42 .710 4.18 .673
15. I feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the problems that homeless people have. 2.97 .839 3.09 .996
16. I understand that my patients' priorities may be more important than following my medical recommendations. 3.97 .769 4.24 .741
17. I entered medicine because I want to help those in need. 4.42 .687 4.62 .551
18. I am interested in working with the underserved. 3.96 .941 3.88 .946
19. I enjoy addressing psychosocial issues with patients. 3.69 .973 3.74 1.08
20. I resent the amount of time it takes to see homeless patients. 3.79 .604 3.94 .547
21. I enjoy learning about the lives of my homeless patients. 3.58 .921 3.82 .834
22. I believe social justice is an important part of health care. 3.75 1.06 3.74 1.14
23. I believe caring for the homeless is not financially viable for my career. 3.24 .831 3.26 .864
24. I am too pressed for time to investigate psychosocial issues routinely. 3.37 .941 3.56 .894
25. I feel overwhelmed by the number of problems that homeless people have. 2.79 .844 2.88 .844
26. My knowledge regarding the problem of homelessness is adequate. 2.58 .931 2.65 .884
27. I can provide care for the homeless effectively. 2.97 .878 3.00 .921
28. Homeless people come from all walks of life. 4.42 .622 4.65 .485
29. Most homeless people tend to be drug addicts or alcoholics. 3.10 .735 3.38 .697
30. I think mentally ill homeless people refuse to get treatment. 3.67 .692 3.82 .797
31. Homeless people are dangerous, aggressive, and physically threatening. 3.97 .556 3.97 .627
32. There are only a few children among the homeless population. 4.31 .493 4.32 .684
33. All people have a right to basic health care. 4.50 .805 4.59 .657
34. I feel it is important to provide care to all socio-economic groups. 4.54 .670 4.62 .604
35. Most poor people have adequate access to health care through the public system. 2.15 1.02 2.03 .937
Totals 114 6.93 116 7.75

* Statements 24–35 were excluded from HPATHI after analysis.