A strengths based method for homeless youths: Effectiveness and fidelity of Houvast.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON25938

Enrollment

300

Registered

2012-01-11

Start date

2011-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

homeless youths, service accomodations, strength based, quality of life, resilience, fidelity, effectiveness. dakloze jongeren, opvanvoorzieningen voor jongeren, krachtgerichte basismethodiek, kwaliteit van leven, weerbaarheid, modelgetrouwheid, effectiviteit

Interventions

Houvast (Dutch for 'grip') is a strength based method grounded in scientific evidence as well as 'what works' principles. Houvast is aimed at improving the quality of life of homeless youths bij focus

three months for the execution of the personal goals

and six weeks for evaluation. The intensity and frequency of the care youths receive depends on the type of care: contact hours in ambulant care varies on average between 2 to 6 hours a week, but is u

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Homelss youth aged 18 years and older who receive either ambulant or residential care from social workers working in service accomodations.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to complete an interview (e.g. intoxicated); 2. Youth who terminate the care they receive from social workers working in service accomodations within two weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Dutch version of the Lehman Quality of Life Interview (QOLI); Lehman, 1983; Wolf et al., 2007); 2. Goal attainment; developed by our department; 3. Dutch version of the Body Symptom Inventory (BSI); Derogatis, 2000.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Quality of Life and Care (QoLc); Wennink & Van Wijngaarden (2004); 2. Dutch version of the European Addiction Severity Index (Europ-ASI); McLellan et al., 1980); 3. Psychological Availability and Reliance on Adult (PARA); Zegers & Schuengel, 2006; 4. Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ); Garnefski & Kraai, 2006; 5. Basic Psychological Needs Scale; Deci & Ryan, 2000; 6. Resilience Scale - NL; Gail Wagnild, 2006; 7. Care needs; developed by our department; 8. Dutch version of the Hayes Ability Screening Index (HASI); Hayes, 2000.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Quality of Life and Care (QoLc); Wennink & Van Wijngaarden (2004); 2. Dutch version of the European Addiction Severity Index (Europ-ASI); McLellan et al., 1980); 3. Psychological Availability and Reliance on Adult (PARA); Zegers & Schuengel, 2006; 4. Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ); Garnefski & Kraai, 2006; 5. Basic Psychological Needs Scale; Deci & Ryan, 2000; 6. Resilience Scale - NL; Gail Wagnild, 2006; 7. Care needs; developed by our department; 8. Dutch version of the Hayes Ability Screening Index (HASI); Hayes, 2000.

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Contacts

Public ContactM.A.M. Krabbenborg

Onderzoekscentrum maatschappelijke zorg (Omz) Postbus 9101, huispost 152

m.krabbenborg@elg.umcn.nl+31 (0)24 3610790

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)