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Martine PoyserCatherine Heighton
Susannah WebbJessie Singh
“Learning with and from homeless people”
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Welcome
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82% of homeless people have physical health problems (Mathie, 2010)
5x more likely to die of a preventable disease (Thomas, 2012)
“Several commentators suggest that as many as half of the homeless population suffer from some form of mental illness.” (The Queen’s Nursing Institute, 2012)
11% increase in homeless application in 2011 (Crisis 2013)
Homelessness: the facts
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Time line of project LIGHT
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
First senior SSC:3 weeks August/ September
Second senior SSC: Research (Goodier et al., 2014)
Third senior SSC: Inter-professional design LIGHT training course
Fourth senior SSC:3 weeks August/ September
Charity first AGM March 2014
First junior SSC:12 weeks September to December
LIGHT Charity formed
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Research Design
Mixed methods design◦ Semi-structured interview (quantitative/qualitative)◦ Student interview (pairs), opportunistic sample◦ Analysis: SPSS, thematic analysis
8 rough sleepers/56 temporary residence (n=64)◦ 8 refused interviews (language, busy)
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Research Findings Welcomed student help (97%)
Health issues affecting the population interviewed◦ Heavy alcohol (67%)◦ Tobacco (73%)◦ Mental health (58%)
Preferred location for the running of LIGHT services◦ Fixed location (61%) ◦ Drop in service (58%)
Evenings (47%) Weekends (56%)
Services requested ◦ Counselling (70%) ◦ Health checks (65%) ◦ Health promotion (48%)
Goodier et al., (in press). Students make international links to further interprofessional learning :LIGHT- a student led initiative for the homeless population. Journal of Interprofessional Care: Early Online: 1–3! 2014 Informa UK Ltd. DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2014.944258
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Assessing the effectiveness project in reducing stigma and increasing awareness of homelessness
Effectiveness of student led health promotion sessions
Effectiveness on student preparation for practice
Next Steps: Concurrent Research
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Self awareness of prejudices & misconceptions
Engagement in health promotion sessions with homeless people is improving own knowledge of health conditions.
Development of communication skills
Qualitative research
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Jessie Singh
Final Year Medical Student
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Suzie Webb
Masters Psychology Student
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Potential further research◦ Comparison of outcome of homeless individuals
who have engaged in the project with those who have not.
◦ Research into how students involved with the project perform in the clinical environment.
Development of the project◦ Further integration into healthcare education◦ Share outcomes to support similar projects
elsewhere.
Future of Project LIGHT
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“To be homeless means more than just the absence of secure accommodation.
Homelessness has as much to do with social exclusion as with bricks and mortar, and [it] demands a range of health promotion
strategies”
Robert Power, Rebecca French, James Connelly, Steve George, Derek Hawes, Teresa Hinton, et al. Health, health promotion, and homelessness; February 27 1999;BMJ
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Aims of Project LIGHT
• Facilitate the advancement of Leicester’s Homeless population.
• Offer a solution to reducing barriers to homeless population accessing statutory services.
• Prepare students for working with marginalised groups.
Short Term
• Reduce stigma in healthcare• Increase awareness of homelessness
Long Term
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Any QuestionsThank you