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若干经济和非经济障碍，他们经常被诬蔑为麻烦和不受欢迎的病人。本研究旨在探讨医护专业学生对游民态度的变化，以及年龄、性别、与游民有无接触等因素对这些态度的影响。将于2022- 2027学年对日本名古屋城市大学的医学生和护理专业学生进行健康专业人员对无家可归者的态度量表（HPATHI）。HPATHI由85名一年级医学生完成，总体应答率为85%。数据分析使用了85名学生（57名男性，27名女性和1名其他性别）的记录，这些学生都有所需的数据。基线时平均HPATHI评分为57.8（最小51，最大82），最大90分。只有五名学生在第一年的医疗项目中与无家可归的人有过接触。另一方面，74名一年级护理学生完成了HPATHI，总体应答率为92.5%。数据分析使用了具有所有所需数据的74名学生（1名男性，73名女性和1名其他性别）的记录。基线时平均HPATHI评分为67.6（最小55，最大84），最大90分。只有五名学生在第一年的医疗项目中与无家可归的人有过接触。

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.