TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived competency and resolution of homelessness among women with substance abuse problems
AU - Finfgeld-Connett, Deborah
AU - Bloom, Tina L.
AU - Johnson, E. Diane
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article: The project described was supported by Grant Number R21DA024749 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Using a metasynthesis approach, our aim was to articulate new insights relating to the most efficient and effective means of helping homeless women with substance abuse problems to enhance their well-being and become more stably housed. Distorted perceptions of competency, which are shaped by dysfunctional relationships and mental health problems, make it challenging for women with substance abuse problems to resolve homelessness. Women with particularly low or high levels of perceived competency tend to grapple with challenges related to structure and control, trust, and hopelessness. Therapeutic strategies for approaching these women include careful assessment, caring, personalized structure and control, development of interpersonal trust, instillation of hope, and the targeted use of psychotherapeutic agents and counseling. Framing care for homeless women within the context of perceived competency offers a new way of understanding their plight and shaping interventions to more expeditiously move them toward healthy and stable lives.
AB - Using a metasynthesis approach, our aim was to articulate new insights relating to the most efficient and effective means of helping homeless women with substance abuse problems to enhance their well-being and become more stably housed. Distorted perceptions of competency, which are shaped by dysfunctional relationships and mental health problems, make it challenging for women with substance abuse problems to resolve homelessness. Women with particularly low or high levels of perceived competency tend to grapple with challenges related to structure and control, trust, and hopelessness. Therapeutic strategies for approaching these women include careful assessment, caring, personalized structure and control, development of interpersonal trust, instillation of hope, and the targeted use of psychotherapeutic agents and counseling. Framing care for homeless women within the context of perceived competency offers a new way of understanding their plight and shaping interventions to more expeditiously move them toward healthy and stable lives.
KW - addiction/substance use
KW - homelessness
KW - metasynthesis
KW - poverty
KW - women's health
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U2 - 10.1177/1049732311421493
DO - 10.1177/1049732311421493
M3 - Article
C2 - 21890717
AN - SCOPUS:84856690424
SN - 1049-7323
VL - 22
SP - 416
EP - 427
JO - Qualitative Health Research
JF - Qualitative Health Research
IS - 3
ER -