Changes in students' attitudes towards homeless people: a longitudinal and cross-sectional study of medical and nursing students

无家可归者在获得医疗保健方面面临几个经济和非经济障碍，他们经常被贴上麻烦和不受欢迎的病人的标签。本研究的目的是分析学生对无家可归者的医疗护理态度的变化，以及年龄、性别或与无家可归者有过任何接触对这些态度的影响。《卫生专业人员对无家可归者的态度调查表》(HPATHI)将于2022年至2027年对日本名古屋城市大学的医学生和护理学生进行测试。HPATHI由85名一年级医学生完成，总体回复率为85%。对85名学生(男57名，女27名，其他性别1名)的记录进行数据分析。基线时HPATHI评分平均为57.8(最低51分，最高82分)，满分90分。只有五名学生在第一年的医疗项目中与无家可归者有过接触。另一方面，74名护理一年级学生完成HPATHI，总体回应率为92.5%。对74名学生(男1名，女73名，其他1名)的记录进行数据分析。基线时HPATHI评分平均为67.6(最低55分，最高84分)，满分90分。只有五名学生在第一年的医疗项目中与无家可归者有过接触。

Homeless people face several financial and non-financial barriers to accessing health care, and they are frequently stigmatized as troublesome and undesirable patients. The aim of this study is to analyze the changes on students’ attitudes of medical and nursing programs toward homeless people and the effect of age, gender, or any contact with homeless people on these attitudes. The Health Professional Attitudes Toward the Homeless Inventory (HPATHI), will be administered to medical students and nursing students of the Nagoya City University Japan from AY 2022-2027.The HPATHI was completed by 85 first-year medical students, for an overall response rate of 85%. The records of 85 students (57 males, 27 females, and 1 other gender) who had all required data were used for data analysis. The mean HPATHI score at baseline was 57.8 (min 51, max 82) out of maximum 90 on the instrument. Only five students had previous contact with homeless people during their first-year medical program. On the other hand, the HPATHI was completed by 74 first-year nursing students, for an overall response rate of 92.5%. The records of 74 students (1 males, 73 females, and 1 other gender) who had all required data were used for data analysis. The mean HPATHI score at baseline was 67.6 (min 55, max 84) out of maximum 90 on the instrument. Only five students had previous contact with homeless people during their first-year medical program.