Table 2.
Housing and physical health measures over time among chronically homeless adults in supported housing
| Baseline (n = 756) | 3 months (n = 682) | 6 months (n = 649) | 9 months (n = 618) | 12 months (n = 583) | Time effecta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of days in own housing, past 3 months | 5.89 (15.49) | 65.20 (30.86) | 78.47 (25.41) | 79.82 (24.08) | 79.32 (24.61) | 1397.22** |
| # of days homeless, past 3 months | 55.81 (37.08) | 12.83 (22.82) | 3.29 (13.74) | 2.39 (12.09) | 2.33 (11.57) | 954.64** |
| Therapeutic alliance with mental health providerb | 4.59 (1.21) | 4.48 (1.35) | 4.49 (1.38) | 4.48 (1.28) | 4.45 (1.33) | .96 |
| Trust in Physician Scalec | 3.81 (.72) | 3.93 (.69) | 3.89 (.66) | 3.87 (.67) | 3.88 (.69) | 2.45 |
| SF-12 Physical Component Scaled | 45.01 (10.18) | 45.11 (10.44) | 44.86 (10.27) | 44.60 (10.28) | 44.71 (10.00) | .68 |
| # of medical problems, past 3 months | 3.85 (2.98) | 3.60 (2.77) | 3.51 (2.70) | 3.52 (2.78) | 3.58 (2.95) | 4.97* |
| # of medical problems treated, past 3 months | 2.03 (2.26) | 2.15 (2.25) | 2.15 (2.12) | 2.18 (2.17) | 2.19 (2.25) | 2.11 |
| # of preventive procedures received, past 3 months | 6.95 (3.17) | 7.40 (3.06) | 7.66 (3.00) | 7.81 (3.08) | 7.79 (3.17) | 14.80** |
*p < .01; **p < .001
aAdjusting for baseline values to account for regression to the mean
bTherapeutic alliance scores ranged from 0 to 6 with higher scores reflecting greater alliance
cTrust in Physician Scale scores ranged from 1 to 5 with higher scores reflecting greater trust. There were smaller sample sizes for the scale over time, n = 277 at baseline, n = 312 at 3 months, n = 314 at 6 months, n = 329 at 9 months, and n = 291 at 12 months
dSF-12 Physical Component Summary Scale scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores reflecting greater health-related quality of life