Housing Instability Is as Strong a Predictor of Poor Health Outcomes as Level of Danger in an Abusive Relationship: Findings from the SHARE Study

Autor/inn/en	Rollins, Chiquita; Glass, Nancy E.; Perrin, Nancy A.; Billhardt, Kris A.; Clough, Amber; Barnes, Jamie; Hanson, Ginger C.; Bloom, Tina L.
Titel	Housing Instability Is as Strong a Predictor of Poor Health Outcomes as Level of Danger in an Abusive Relationship: Findings from the SHARE Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27 (2012) 4, S.623-643 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260511423241
Schlagwörter	Medical Services; Homeless People; Quality of Life; Drug Use; Drinking; Risk; Housing; Student Mobility; Depression (Psychology); Violence; Interpersonal Relationship; Correlation; Longitudinal Studies; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arzt; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Lebensqualität; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Trinken; Risiko; Unterkunft; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Gewalt; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Korrelation; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Advocates, clinicians, policy makers, and survivors frequently cite intimate partner violence (IPV) as an immediate cause of or precursor to housing problems. Research has indicated an association between homelessness and IPV, yet few studies examine IPV and housing instability. Housing instability differs from homelessness, in that someone experiencing housing instability may currently have a place to live but faces difficulties with maintaining the residence. We present baseline findings from a longitudinal cohort study of 278 female IPV survivors with housing as a primary concern. Our analysis indicates the greater the number of housing instability risk factors (e.g., eviction notice, problems with landlord, moving multiple times), the more likely the abused woman reported symptoms consistent with PTSD (p less than 0.001), depression (p less than 0.001), reduced quality of life (p less than 0.001), increased work/school absence (OR = 1.28, p less than 0.004), and increased hospital/emergency department use (OR = 1.22, p less than 0.001). These outcomes persist even when controlling for the level of danger in the abusive relationship and for survivors' drug and alcohol use. Importantly, both housing instability and danger level had stronger associations with negative health outcomes than other factors such as age, alcohol, and drug use; both make unique contributions to negative health outcomes and could contribute in different ways. Housing instability is an important and understudied social determinant of health for IPV survivors. These findings begin to address the literature gap on the relationship between housing instability, IPV, and survivors' health, employment, and utilization of medical care services. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10