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Aging and homelessness.

C I Cohen1

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098, USA. cohen_c@hscbklyn.edu

The Gerontologist
|February 24, 1999
PubMed
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Older adults experiencing homelessness are an understudied group. This research proposes a model identifying individual, structural, and programmatic factors contributing to homelessness in aging populations.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Sociology of Homelessness

Background:

  • Aging homeless persons represent a vulnerable and under-researched demographic.
  • Existing literature inadequately addresses the complexities of homelessness within the aging population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present an overview of homelessness and aging.
  • To introduce a provisional, testable model explaining homelessness in older adults.
  • To identify key contributing factors to homelessness in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual model development.
  • Literature review and synthesis.
  • Identification of etiological and sustaining variables.

Main Results:

  • Proposes a model for understanding homelessness in aging individuals.

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  • Identifies 16 individual variables contributing to homelessness.
  • Identifies 5 structural and programmatic variables contributing to homelessness.

    • Conclusions:

    • Highlights the need for further research into the specific challenges faced by aging homeless individuals.
    • The proposed model provides a framework for future empirical investigation.
    • Addresses a significant gap in gerontological and homelessness research.