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The False Promise of Technology Use in Assisting People Experiencing Homelessness Abe Oudshoorn Western University, School of Nursing aoudsho@uwo.ca, @abeoudshoorn Introduction Health outcomes and people experiencing homelessness The

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The False Promise of Technology Use in Assisting People Experiencing Homelessness

Abe Oudshoorn

Western University, School of Nursing aoudsho@uwo.ca, @abeoudshoorn

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Introduction

  • Health outcomes and people experiencing

homelessness

  • The digital divide
  • Technology as intervention
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Methods

  • Cross-sectional survey
  • 210 participants
  • Multiple linear regression
  • Relationship between internet use and

wellbeing

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Results

  • No relationship between internet use and

wellbeing in the context of homelessness

  • Internet use related to age
  • Wellbeing related to mental health and social

support

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Conclusions

  • Breaking down the digital divide is not

sufficient to anticipate changes in wellbeing

– Need to understand confounding variables – Need to better refine out interventions