Health issues Facing the homeless in Australia
Health issues Facing the homeless in Australia
Research Design
The research will adopt a qualitative approach in an attempt to connect the relationship between homelessness in Australia and rising cases of health issues. In this research, an attempt will be made to assess the special needs of homeless people in order to recommend the best ways of providing health care for them. A qualitative research is justified in this attempt since the researcher will only access a few respondents but will have enough time to do an in depth interview with some of them (Morse, 1994, p 26). This method will also help the researcher address questions such as why the homeless are homeless and also analyze probable causes of ill health among the homeless.
Participants
The frame to be sampled in this study will be the homeless people in Queensland, Australia. The study will use random sampling. This method has been chosen to reduce bias and to give everybody a chance to participate in the study (Holloway, 1997, p 36). The study will select 100 people. To reduce bias the study will target every age group, that is, the elderly, the middle aged, the youths and the children will be established. The selection criteria would be on a who is willing basis, where people living in shelters for the homeless will be approached and requested to complete a questionnaire and engage in live interviews. An effort will be made to interview health personnel serving in some of the homes.
Research Setting
The research will be conducted in one of the homes providing shelter for the homeless affiliated with Supported accommodation assistance program (SAAP) which collects data on homelessness in Australia. The research will be conducted in Queensland home for the homeless, which on average gives shelter to an average 800 people every night.
Data Collection
This qualitative study will adopt a survey method. The researcher intends to primarily use interviews for providing essential information. The interview will be done using researcher administered questionnaires. Interviews will be conducted with at least one person among the different age groups of the homeless, that is, a child representative, a young person, one mature adult and at possibly an elderly person's representative. An interview will be conducted with a representative from each group of persons including health workers in the home, an administrator and if possible, a volunteer who offer legal representation. An observation will also be carried out to assess the period of the day when the number of homeless people increase.
Data Analysis
The data collected in this study will be analyzed primarily in constant comparative analysis where data obtained from an interview with one respondent will be compared with data obtained from other respondents in the same home. For a more comprehensive analysis, an attempt will be made to borrow inference from both narrative and discourse analysis (Morse, 1994, p 27).
Ethical Considerations
Psychological risks and other risks to the respondents
The homeless respondents are considered to be in psychological duress and may not want to discuss their predicaments (Morse, 1994, p 33). This will be addressed by making any response voluntary so that only stable respondents are involved.
Protection to the respondent's physical, psychological and mental welfare
To ensure protection, the researcher will seek permission from the home's authority and from the respondents themselves. To avoid mental duress, simple questions requiring simple answers will be asked to willing respondents (Morse & Thorne, 1997 p 118). Live interview will also be undertaken at a time suitable to the respondent.
Communication of Intentions
The researcher will effectively inform respondents of the intentions of the research. This will be done by providing written paragraph of the intention in the questionnaire. A respondent for live interview will be informed of the intentions at the start of the conversation.
Ensuring Informed consent of participants and guardians
To ensure that respondents have informed consent, the researcher will request respondents above 18 years to sign a consent form. For, children, the researcher will commit to do the research in presence of adult guardians.
Withdrawal from participation
The researcher will indicate to respondents that the exercise is voluntary, by writing the information on the questionnaire and verbally during oral interviews.
Measures to Ensure confidentiality
The researcher intends to analyse information obtained without using the names of the respondents. Information obtained from the response will be treated as from anonymous source.
Storage of the data to ensure confidentiality
The data collected in this study will be analyzed, stored and locked in a private softcopy only accessible using a password. Names of the respondents will be left anonymous in all analysis.
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