The at Home/Chez Soi trial protocol: A pragmatic, multi-site, randomised controlled trial of a Housing First intervention for homeless individuals with mental illness in five Canadian cities

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Goering, Paula N ^a   Streiner, David L ^a,b   Adair, Carol ^c   Aubry, Tim ^d   Barker, Jayne ^e   Distasio, Jino ^f   Hwang, Stephen W ^g   Komaroff, Janina ^h   Latimer, Eric ^h   Somers, Julian ⁱ   Zabkiewicz, Denise M ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e Mental Health Commission of Canada 2008e2011   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^g ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

ⁱ SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255143853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000323     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Aubry T, Klodawsky F, Coulombe D. Comparing the housing trajectories of different clusters within a diverse homeless population. Am J Community Psychol. Published Online First: 10 May 2011. doi: 10.1007/s10464-011-9444-z.
2. Canadian Institute for Health Information. Improving the Health of Canadians: Mental Health and Homelessness. Ottawa: CIHI, 2007.
3. Hwang SW. Homelessness and health. CMAJ 2001;164:229-33. (Pubitemid 32157751)
4. Fazel S, Khosla V, Doll H, et al. The prevalence of mental disorders among the homeless in western countries: systematic review and meta-regression analysis. PLoS Med 2008;5:e225.
5. Kuhn R, Culhane D. Applying cluster analysis to test a typology of homelessness by pattern of shelter utilization: results from the analysis of administrative data. Am J Community Psychol 1998;26:207-32. (Pubitemid 128689719)
6. Nelson G, Aubry T, Lafrance A. A review of the literature on the effectiveness of housing and support, assertive community treatment, and intensive case management interventions for persons with mental illness who have been homeless. Am J Orthopsychiatry 2007;77:350-61. (Pubitemid 47444617)
7. Greenwood RM, Schaefer-McDanile NJ, Winkel G, et al. Decreasing psychiatric symptoms by increasing choice in services for adults with histories of homelessness. Am J Community Psychol 2005;36:223-38. (Pubitemid 43048647)
8. Pearson C, Montgomery AE, Locke G. Housing stability among homeless individuals with serious mental illness participating in housing first programs. J Community Psychol 2009;37:404-17.
9. Tsemberis S. From Streets to Homes: An innovative approach to supported housing for homeless adults with psychiatric disabilities. J Community Psychol 1999;27:225-41.
10. Tsemberis S, Eisenberg RF. Pathways to housing: supported housing for street-dwelling homeless individuals with psychiatric disabilities. Psychiatr Serv 2000;51:487-93. (Pubitemid 30212091)
11. Tsemberis S, Gulcur L, Nakae M. Housing First, consumer choice, and harm reduction for homeless individuals with dual diagnosis. Am J Public Health 2004;94:651-6. (Pubitemid 38436512)
12. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. Pathways' Housing First Program. 2007. http://www.nrepp. samhsa. gov/programfulldetails.asp?PROGRAM-ID= 195 (accessed 27 Oct. 2008).
13. Raine L, Marcellin T. What Housing First means for people: Results of Streets to Homes 2007 Post-Occupancy Research. Toronto, Ontario: City of Toronto Shelter, Support & Housing Administration, 2007.
14. O'Connell MJ, Kasprow W, Rosenheck R. Direct placement versus multistage models of supported housing in a population of veterans who are homeless. Psychol Serv 2009;6:190-201.
15. Rosenheck R, Kasprow W, Frisman L, et al. Cost-effectiveness of supported housing for homeless persons with mental illness. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2003;60:940-51. (Pubitemid 37122314)
16. Zwarenstein M, Treweek S, Gagnier JJ, et al. Improving the reporting of pragmatic trials: an extension of the CONSORT statement. BMJ 2008;337:a2390.
17. Boutron I, Moher D, Altman DG, et al. Extending the CONSORT statement to randomized trials of nonpharmacologic treatment: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med 2008;148:295-309. (Pubitemid 351665487)
18. Craig P, Dieppe P, Macintyre S, et al. Developing and evaluating complex interventions: the new Medical Research Council guidance. BMJ 2008;337:979-83.
19. Larimer ME, Malone DK, Garner MD, et al. Health care and public service use and costs before and after provision of housing for chronically homeless persons with severe alcohol problems. JAMA 2009;301:1349-57.
20. Tsemberis S, McHugo G, Williams V, et al. Measuring homelessness and residential stability: The Residential Time-line Follow-back Inteventory. J Community Psychol 2007;35:29-42.
21. Tsemberis S, Rogers ES, Rodis E, et al. Housing satisfaction for persons with psychiatric disabilities. J Community Psychol 2003;31:581-90. (Pubitemid 37306832)
22. Toro PA, Passero Rabideau JM, Bellavia CW, et al. Evaluating an intervention for homeless person: results of a field experiment. J Consult Clin Psychol 1997;65:476-84. (Pubitemid 27246789)
23. Ciarolo JA, Edwards DW, Kiresuk TJ, et al. Colorado Symptom Index. Washington, DC: National Institute of Mental Health, 1981.
24. Dennis ML, Chan YF, Funk RR. Development and validation of the GAIN short screener for unternalizing, externalizing and substance use disorders and crime/violence problems among adolescents and adults. Am J Addict 2006;15(Suppl 1):80-91. (Pubitemid 46020713)
25. Dennis ML, White MK, Titus JC, et al. Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN): Administration guide for the GAIN and Related Measures (Version 5). Bloomington, IL: Chestnut Health Systems, 2006.
26. Anon. EuroQolda new facility for the measurement of health-related quality of life. The EuroQol Group. Health Policy 1990;16:199-208.
27. Brooks R. EuroQol: the current state of play. Health Policy 1996;37:53-72. (Pubitemid 26191458)
28. Lamers LM, Bouwmans CA, van Straten A, et al. Comparison of EQ-5D and SF-6D utilities in mental health patients. Health Econ 2006;15:1229-36. (Pubitemid 44696950)
29. Barker S, Barron N, McFarland BH, et al. A community ability scale for chronically mentally ill consumers: Part I. Reliability and validity. Community Ment Health J 1994;30:363-83. (Pubitemid 24235477)
30. Barker S, Barron N, McFarland BH, et al. A community ability scale for chronically mentally ill consumers: Part II. Applications. Community Ment Health J 1994;30:459-72.
31. Barker S, Barron N, McFarland BH, et al. Multinomah Community Ability Scale. Oregon: Network Behavioral Health and Multnomah County, 1994.
32. Segal SP, Aviram U. The Mentally Ill in Community Based Sheltered Care: A Study of Community Care and Social Integration. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1978.
33. Aubry T, Myner J. Community integration and quality of life: a comparison of persons with psychiatric disabilities in housing programs and community residents who are neighbors. Can J Commun Ment Health 1996;15:5-20. (Pubitemid 26289570)
34. Chavis DM, Hogge JH, McMillan DW, et al. Sense of community through Brunswick's lens: A first look. J Commun Psychol 1986;14:24-40.
35. Giffort D, Schmook A, Woody C, et al. Construction of a Scale to Measure Consumer Recovery. Springfield, IL: Illinois Office of Mental Health, 1995.
36. Corrigan PW, Giffort D, Rashid F, et al. Recovery as a psychological construct. Community Ment Health J 1999;35:231-40.
37. Corrigan PW, Salzer M, Ralph RO, et al. Examining the factor structure of the recovery assessment scale. Schizophr Bull 2004;30:1035-42.
38. Latimer EA, Lecomte T, Becker DR, et al. Generalisability of the individual placement and support model of supported employment: results of a Canadian randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry 2006;189:65-73. (Pubitemid 44023332)
39. Ware JE Jr, Kosinski M, Keller SD. A 12 item short form health survey: construction of scales and preliminary tests of reliability and validity. Med Care 1996;34:220-33. (Pubitemid 126433231)
40. Larson CO. Use of the SF-12 instrument for measuring the health of homeless persons. Health Serv Res 2002;37:733-50. (Pubitemid 34976716)
41. Brazier JE, Roberts J. The estimation of a preference-based measure of health from the SF-12. Med Care 2004;42:851-9. (Pubitemid 39456916)
42. Uttaro T, Lehman A. Graded response modeling of the Quality of Life Interview. Eval Program Plann 1999;22:41-52. (Pubitemid 29324293)
43. Cohen EH, Mowbray CT, Bybee D, et al. Tracking and follow-up methods for research on homelessness. Evaluation Review 1993;17:331-52.
44. Hough RL, Tarke H, Renker V, et al. Recruitment and retention of homeless mentally ill participants in research. J Consult Clin Psych 1996;64:881-91. (Pubitemid 26349567)
45. McKenzie M, Tulsky JP, Long HL, et al. Tracking and follow-up of marginalized populations: a review. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1999;10:409-29.
46. Pollio DE, Thompson SJ, North CS. Agency-based tracking of difficult-to-follow populations: runaway and homeless youth programs in St. Louis, Missouri. Community Ment Health J 2000;36:247-58. (Pubitemid 30413589)
47. Ribisl KM, Walton MA, Mowbray CT, et al. Minimizing participant attrition in panel studies through the use of effective retention and tracking strategies: Review and recommendations. Eval Program Plann 1996;19:1-25. (Pubitemid 126398956)
48. Wright JT, Allen TL, Devine JA. Tracking non-traditional populations in longitudinal studies. Eval Program Plann 1995;18:267-77. (Pubitemid 26466585)
49. Lecrubier Y, Sheehan D, Weiller E, et al. The MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). A short diagnostic structured interview: reliability and validity according to the CIDI. Eur Psychiatry 1997;12:217-24.
50. Hendryx M, Dyck DG, McBride D, et al. A test of the reliability and validity of the Multnomah Community Ability Scale. Community Ment Health J 2001;37:157-68. (Pubitemid 39592059)
51. Frane JW. A method of biased coin randomization, its implementation and its validation. Drug Inf J 2008;32:423-32.
52. Tsemberis S. Housing First: the Pathways Model to End Homelessness for People with Mental Illness and Addiction. Center City, Minnesota: Haleldon, 2010.
53. Dickey B, Latimer E, Powers K, et al. Housing costs for adults who are mentally ill and formerly homeless. J Ment Health Adm 1997;24:291-305.
54. Singer JD, Willett JB. Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis: Modeling Change and Event Occurrence. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
55. Liang KY, Zeger SL. Longitudinal data analysis using generalized linear models. Biometrika 1986;73:13-22.
56. Little RJA, Rubin DB. Statistical Analysis with Missing Data. 2nd edn. Hoboken NJ: Wiley, 2002.
57. Hoch JS, Briggs AH, Willan AR. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: a framework for the marriage of health econometrics and cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Econ 2002;11:415-30. (Pubitemid 34752613)
58. Hoch JS, Rockx MA, Krahn AD. Using the net benefit regression framework to construct cost-effectiveness acceptability curves: an example using data from a trial of external loop recorders versus Holter monitoring for ambulatory monitoring of "community acquired" syncope. BMC Health Serv Res 2006;6:68.
59. Hoch JS, Dewa CS. Lessons from trial-based cost-effectiveness analyses of mental health interventions: why uncertainty about the outcome, estimate and willingness to pay matters. Pharmacoeconomics 2007;25:807-16. (Pubitemid 47481632)
60. Silva DS, Goering PN, Jacobson N, et al. Off the beaten path: conducting ethical pragmatic trials with marginalized populations. IRB 2011;33:6-11.
61. Bond GR, Drake RE, Becker DR. An update on randomized controlled trials of evidence-based supported employment. Psychiatr Rehabil J 2008;31:280-90. (Pubitemid 351579863)