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Changes in quality of life from a homelessness intervention: true change, response shift, or random variation

Abstract

Background and objectiveParticipants experiencing homelessness and mental illness who received housing and support through the At Home/Chez Soi trial showed modest gains in quality of life (QOL) compared to treatment as usual participants. Participants’ QOL ratings over time may have been affected by either response shift triggered by new life circumstances or by random variation in the meaning of QOL ratings. This study seeks to identify both …

Authors

Powell GA; Adair CE; Streiner DL; Mayo N; Latimer E

Journal

Quality of Life Research, Vol. 26, No. 7, pp. 1853–1864

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

7 2017

DOI

10.1007/s11136-017-1522-8

ISSN

0962-9343