title: Religiosity among adults who are chronically homeless: association with clinical and psychosocial outcomes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined changes in religious faith among homeless people enrolled in a supported housing program and their association with clinical and psychosocial outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 582 clients at 11 sites were separated into three groups based on whether they reported a decrease, an increase, or no change in their religiosity scores at one-year follow-up. Groups were compared on outcomes controlled for baseline measures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At one-year follow-up, participants who gained faith reported doing more volunteer work, being more engaged in community activities, and having a higher quality of life than those who lost faith. Participants who reported a large gain in faith had better mental health ratings than those who reported a large loss in faith.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Religious faith is a correlate of improvement among chronically homeless adults and may influence clinical and psychosocial outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. jack.tsai@yale.edu
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rosenheck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029181:Spirituality