title: Predictors of attendance in a group-based model of case management for supported housing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the frequency and predictors of group attendance in a new group-intensive peer support (GIPS) model of case management for the Veterans Affairs supported housing program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Administrative data and group attendance records from 1 GIPS program were analyzed using bivariate and regression analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 295 clients, 42% attended at least 1 group and attended an average of 3 groups per month. There were no significant differences in any demographic, psychosocial, or clinical characteristics at baseline between group attenders and nongroup attenders. However, among group attenders, those who entered the program with more days homeless in the past month and more mental health symptoms attended groups more frequently.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results provide support for group-based models of care in supported housing and suggest those with more extensive housing and mental health problems may be more receptive to attending groups.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs New England Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center.
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Elina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stefanovics
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs New England Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rosenheck
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003237:Connecticut; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010379:Peer Group; D011638:Public Housing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data