A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effectiveness of Houvast: A Strengths-Based Intervention for Homeless Young Adults

Autor/inn/en	Krabbenborg, Manon A. M.; Boersma, Sandra N.; van der Veld, William M.; van Hulst, Bente; Vollebergh, Wilma A. M.; Wolf, Judith R. L. M.
Titel	A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effectiveness of Houvast: A Strengths-Based Intervention for Homeless Young Adults
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 27 (2017) 6, S.639-652 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731515622263
Schlagwörter	Randomized Controlled Trials; Intervention; Young Adults; Homeless People; Foreign Countries; Emergency Shelters; Interviews; Quality of Life; Family Relationship; Income; Health; Employment Level; Educational Attainment; Depression (Psychology); Needs; Personal Autonomy; Competence; Resilience (Psychology); Program Effectiveness; Pretests Posttests; Well Being; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Mental Health; Substance Abuse; Statistical Analysis; Anxiety; Interpersonal Relationship; Regression (Statistics); Netherlands; Brief Symptom Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Ausland; Notunterkunft; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lebensqualität; Einkommen; Gesundheit; Beschäftigungsgrad; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Grundbedürfnis; Individuelle Autonomie; Kompetenz; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Psychohygiene; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Statistische Analyse; Angst; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Niederlande
Abstract	Objective: To test the effectiveness of Houvast: a strengths-based intervention for homeless young adults. Method: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted with 10 Dutch shelter facilities randomly allocated to an intervention and a control group. Homeless young adults were interviewed when entering the facility and when care ended. Repeated-measures analyses and logistic regression analyses were conducted by the principle of intention-to-treat framework (N = 251). Results: Improvements were demonstrated on quality of life; satisfaction with family relations, finances, and health; employed or in school; depression; care needs; autonomy; competence, and resilience in both conditions. A higher proportion of homeless young adults who received care according to Houvast were still receiving care at follow-up and successfully completed the trajectory compared to those who received care as usual. Conclusion: Homeless young adults seem to benefit from service provision in general. Further research on the effectiveness of Houvast is needed after sufficient model fidelity has been achieved. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01