A Community–Academic Collaboration to Support Chronic Disease Self-Management among Individuals Living in Permanent Supportive Housing

Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness with a chronic health condition may qualify for permanent supportive housing (PSH). Given limited PSH resources, it is important to identify priority programming with demonstrated effectiveness. A community-academic partnership was formed to address the...

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Published in:Progress in community health partnerships 2020, Vol.14 (1), p.89-99
Main Authors: Schick, Vanessa, Witte, Laura, Isbell, Frances, Crouch, Cathy, Umemba, LaQuisha, Peña-Purcell, Ninfa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Chronic Disease
Chronic illnesses
Collaboration
Community
Community-Based Participatory Research
Community-Institutional Relations
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Female
Glycated Hemoglobin A
Health
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health needs
Homeless people
Homelessness
Housing
Humans
Incentives
Intervention
Male
Management
Middle Aged
Participatory research
Partnerships
Population
Public Housing
Self Efficacy
Self-Management - education
Sex Factors
Social services
Social Support
Socioeconomic Factors
Universities - organization & administration
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Summary:Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness with a chronic health condition may qualify for permanent supportive housing (PSH). Given limited PSH resources, it is important to identify priority programming with demonstrated effectiveness. A community-academic partnership was formed to address the priority health needs of individuals living in PSH. Community stakeholders identified diabetes self-management as a priority health need. Wisdom, Power, Control (WPC), an evidence-based diabetes self-management program, was piloted for seven weeks with diabetic (type 2) or prediabetic PSH residents. A survey was administered at baseline and program completion. HbA1c was assessed at baseline and 3-month follow-up. Those who completed the Program (N = 10), reported a significant increase in diabetes knowledge, self-efficacy and foot self-care. The average hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) of the participants significantly decreased from 8.86 to 6.88. Pilot data from this study provides an example of a community-academic partnership that improved the health of individuals in PSH through evidence-based programming.
ISSN:1557-0541
1557-055X
1557-055X
DOI:10.1353/cpr.2020.0011