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Variation in the Relationship Between Mental Illness and Residential Transience by Race-Ethnicity
Cristie Glasheen1, Valerie L Forman-Hoffman1
1The authors are with the Behavioral and Urban Health Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (e-mail: cglasheen@rti.org ).
Objective:
This study examined the relationship between residential transience (moving frequently) and mental illness.
Methods:
The analyses used data for approximately 154,400 adults from the 2008-2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the odds of transience among all adults and by race-ethnicity.
Results:
Residential transience was more prevalent among adults with mental illness versus adults without mental illness (5.7% versus 1.9%, p<.001). In adjusted models, the odds of transience were twice as high among adults with mental illness (odds ratio=1.99, 95% confidence interval=1.81-2.19) versus those without mental illness. This association differed by race-ethnicity. Among adults reporting multiple races, having a mental illness was associated with a fourfold increase in odds of transience.
Conclusions:
Residential transience may be a concern for adults with mental illness, particularly those of multiple races. Further studies should examine whether transience is associated with difficulties in accessing care.
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