Title: Nursing homeless men : a study of proactive intervention /
Authors: Atkinson, John, 1953-
Publisher: Whurr,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Men; Homeless Persons; Community Health Nursing; Homeless persons Services for Great Britain.; Community health nursing Great Britain; Scotland
Abstract: "The main objectives of this study were to present health profiles of the residents of a hostel in Glasgow and a comparative hostel, to make assessments and referrals and to evaluate their effect. These objectives were successfully met along with secondary objectives to discover insights into the residents' experiences and lifestyles, and their interaction with health and nursing services. The objectives were addressed by gathering and analysing quantitative and qualitative data and the use of theoretical perspectives: Roy's nursing theory of adaptation (to study the men as individuals) and a sociological perspective, including Deviance Theory, to examine the men as a group. Although the study concentrated on District Nursing practice, it demonstrates universal methods of nursing practice relevant to all community nurses."--BOOK JACKET.