The Relationship Between Homelessness in Australia and Rising Cases of Health Issues

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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 sampling frame for this study will be the homeless people in Sydney, the capital city. 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 attempt will also 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 pe...

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...se 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 interview will be referred to be 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.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Morse, J.1994, Critical issues in qualitative research methods, Thousand Oaks, CA, p 23–43.

Holloway, I. 1997, Basic concepts for qualitative research, Blackwell Science, Oxford.

Morse, J & Thorne, S., 1997, completing a qualitative project: details and dialogue, Thousand Oaks, CA, p 117–32.

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