Journal article
Patterns and predictors of attrition in a trial of a housing intervention for homeless people with mental illness
Abstract
Purpose
Participant retention is an important challenge in longitudinal research on homeless people. High attrition can threaten validity, and may represent lost opportunities to deliver interventions. In this article, we report on attrition in the At Home/Chez Soi study, a multi-site randomized controlled trial of a housing intervention for homeless people with mental illness.MethodsWe first calculate life tables, and then use clustered …
Authors
Veldhuizen S; Adair CE; Methot C; Kopp BC; O’Campo P; Bourque J; Streiner DL; Goering PN
Journal
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 195–202
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2015
DOI
10.1007/s00127-014-0909-x
ISSN
0933-7954