Homelessness is a major public concern in many countries, the USA included; patients who happen to be homeless are exposed to various adverse things such as substance abuse. The gap that exists is that the impact of permanent supportive housing on these individuals remains largely unexplored. Therefore, the purpose of this project was to determine if or to what degree the implementation of permanent supportive housing would impact substance abuse when compared to no intervention among homeless patients in the primary care setting over twelve months.
Conclusion
Homeless patients require support to help them have better outcomes. For example, the various forms of support such as permanent supportive housing help them overcome problems such as substance abuse. Orem’s theory and the Plan-Do-Study-Act model will be used in supporting the project since the patients will be needed to engage in self-care acts while the project will be implemented in stages. It is known that homeless individuals may lack the self-care activities capable of sustaining health and reducing the chances of substance abuse, so the theory will be key in this respect. The other example is that the aspect of the environment will be modified by offering supportive housing for better outcomes. As such, both the model and the theory support the project.
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