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Armstrong, Megan, Caroline Shulman, Briony Hudson, Niamh Brophy, Julian Daley, Nigel Hewett, and Patrick Stone. "The benefits and challenges of embedding specialist palliative care teams within homeless hostels to enhance support and learning: Perspectives from palliative care teams and hostel staff." Palliative Medicine 35, no. 6 (March 29, 2021): 1202–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692163211006318.
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Background: People residing in UK homeless hostels experience extremely high rates of multi-morbidity, frailty and age-related conditions at a young age. However, they seldom receive palliative care with the burden of support falling to hostel staff. Aim: To evaluate a model embedding palliative specialists, trained as ‘homelessness champions’, into hostels for two half-days a month to provide support to staff and residents and facilitate a multidisciplinary approach to care. Design: An exploratory qualitative design. Setting/participants: Four homeless hostels in London, UK, including nine hostel managers/support staff and seven palliative care specialists (five nurses and two social workers). Results: Benefits to introducing the model included: developing partnership working between hostel staff and palliative care specialists, developing a holistic palliative ethos within the hostels and improving how hostel staff seek support and connect with local external services. Challenges to implementation included limited time and resources, and barriers related to primary care. Conclusion: This is the first evaluation of embedding palliative care specialists within homeless hostels. Inequity in health and social care access was highlighted with evidence of benefit of this additional support for both hostel staff and residents. Considering COVID-19, future research should explore remote ways of working including providing in-reach support to homelessness services from a range of services and organisations.
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Macpherson, Rob, Kelwyn Williams, Helen Elliot, Anne-Marie Brewer, and Tom McGee. "The outcome of treatment in hostels." Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine 21, no. 2 (June 2004): 53–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0790966700008296.
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AbstractObjectives: This paper aimed to examine the outcome of hostel treatment including the effect on hospitalisation rates.Methods: The work of the four medium/long term Gloucester hostels developed between 1983 and 1993, to provide 24-hour nursed care to ‘new long stay’ patients in Gloucester is described.Results: Fifty-eight patients with predominately severe mental illness were admitted to the hostels up to 1999, and demographic/illness data is presented. Mean duration of hostel stay was 4.8 years, and one third of patients were readmitted to hospital (most briefly) during their hostel admission, one patient 11 times. Thirty-four patients were discharged from hostels, 29 to less dependent settings, but four referred to hospital care. There was a significant reduction in the number of admissions and duration of hospitalisation in the time between discharge from the hostel to the present or death, as compared with the same time frame for each individual prior to entering the hostel system.Conclusions: The data adds further support to the potential value of 24 hour nursed care for patients with severe mental illness.
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Nantomah, Kassim Korah. "PREDICTING STUDENT’S CHOICE OF HOSTEL: AN APPLICATION OF MULTINOMIAL LOGISTIC REGRESSION." International Journal of Engineering Science Technologies 2, no. 1 (August 17, 2019): 28–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/ijoest.v2.i1.2017.04.
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Choice of hostel is a crucial decision to every student in tertiary education institution in Ghana. Government hitherto provides hostels for students, but due to limited resources of the state, private sector investors now support government. This creates an opportunity for students to decide which hostel to choose. Student’s choice of hostel is influenced by several factors, but this study focused on only student’s background variables. The study used multinomial logistic regression to predict student’s choice of hostel in Ghanaian polytechnics. A simple random sample of 300 students was selected from Bolgatanga Polytechnic for the study. The selectedstudents responded to a questionnaire that sought data on their background variables. The data was analyzed using SPSS Version 16.0. The results showed that male students exhibit significant preference for Local House to Private Hostel than female students. Significance preference was also shown for Private Hostel and Polytechnic Hostel to Local House by students with literate mothers. In addition, students from low income families also show significant preference for Local House to Private Hostel than their fellows from high income families. The results further established another significant prediction that students who have relationship problems withother students prefer Local House to Private and Polytechnic Hostels. The study recommends that management should consider students with illiterate mothers in Polytechnic Hostel first and also strengthen school-community relationship since some students prefer Local Houses to Polytechnic and Private Hostels.
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Marriott, Sarah V. L., Richard H. Harvey, and Deirdre Bonner. "Health in hostels: a survey of hostel dwelling women." Psychiatric Bulletin 21, no. 10 (October 1997): 618–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.21.10.618.
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Direct access residents in an inner London homeless women's hostel were interviewed and asked to provide information on medical, personal and social history. For each a DSM–III–R diagnosis, General Health Questionnaire, CAGE and Global Assessment Scale score was assigned, and their views on future housing were sought. The effect of severe mental illness (SMI) and age on dependent variables was examined. A third of the sample (n=14) suffered from SMI, and a further quarter from other mental illness (n=10). A quarter had a DSM–III–R substance misuse disorder. The prevalence of SMI was similar across age groups. Younger women had a different pattern of service needs, with greater levels of psychological distress, substance misuse and residential instability, than older residents.
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Onajobi, Ismail Babatunde, Olusolape Afolake Favour Ilusanya,, Omowunmi Abosede Banjo, and Abdul-Azeez Olayiwola Sirajudeen. "ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MICROORGANISMS ISOLATED FROM WASTEWATER AT AL-HIKMAH UNIVERSITY FEMALE HOSTELS, ILORIN, NIGEERIA." African Journal of Science and Nature 7 (November 6, 2020): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.46881/ajsn.v7i0.157.
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Physicochemical properties and antibiotic susceptibility of microorganisms isolated from wastewater samples collected from Al-Hikmah University female hostels were assessed. Samples obtained from different female hostels were examined physiochemically and microbiologically using standard procedures. Phytochemical result revealed the low temperature value of 28°C from Oladimeji and Commaissie hostels, while Deremi and Owaish had a value of 29.5°C. Dissolved oxygen of 0.1 ml/L was recorded from all the samples collected. Electrical conductivity ranged from 658 to 997µs, while chocking odour was recorded in all the four samples collected. In terms of pH, Oladimeji hostel had a pH of 10.5, Deremi had a pH of 10.6, while Owaish and Commaissie had a pH of 10.4. The wastewater samples from the four hostels were highly contaminated. Oladimeji hostel showed a mean bacterial 5count of 25.4×10cfu/ml, Deremi hostel, Owaish hostel and Coomassie hostels, showed a mean 4 4 4bacterial count of 5.7×10cfu/ml,16.8×10cfu/ml and 3.5×10cfu/ml respectively. Percentage occurrence of bacteria isolates were Salmonella sp. (12.5%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (12.5%), Escherichia coli (25%), Staphylococcus aureus (12.5%), Actinomyces (12.5%), Shigella sp. (6.25%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (12.5%) and Proteus vulgaris (6.25%). Antimicrobial sensitivity tests revealed that all the organisms were susceptible to gentamycin except Actinomyces. High microbial load in wastewater samples could have negative effects on human health. This study, further confirms the need to treat wastewater rather than directly discharging it to the environment.
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Krishnan, Anath Rau, Engku Muhammad Nazri Engku Abu Bakar, and Maznah Mat Kasim. "A Hybrid Multiattribute Decision Making Model for Evaluating Students’ Satisfaction towards Hostels." Advances in Decision Sciences 2015 (April 30, 2015): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/801308.
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This paper proposes a new hybrid multiattribute decision making (MADM) model which deals with the interactions that usually exist between hostel attributes in the process of measuring the students’ satisfaction towards a set of hostels and identifying the optimal strategies for enhancing their satisfaction. The model uses systematic random stratified sampling approach for data collection purpose as students dwelling in hostels are “naturally” clustered by block and gender, factor analysis for extracting large set of hostel attributes into fewer independent factors, λ-measure for characterizing the interactions shared by the attributes within each factor, Choquet integral for aggregating the interactive performance scores within each factor, Mikhailov’s fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (MFAHP) for determining the weights of independent factors, and simple weighted average (SWA) operator to measure the overall satisfaction score of each hostel. A real evaluation involving fourteen Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) hostels was carried out in order to demonstrate the model’s feasibility. The same evaluation was performed using an additive aggregation model in order to illustrate the effects of ignoring the interactions shared by attributes in hostel satisfaction analysis.
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Somlai, Réka. "Conceptions and misconceptions of hostels worldwide." Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 8, no. 2-3 (September 30, 2014): 61–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.19041/apstract/2014/2-3/7.
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Present research is inspired to study the conceptions and misconceptions of hostels in eight different countries (Spain, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, Venezuela, China, Australia). The outcome of the research reports that the participants in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and in Hungary define hostels as youth accommodations, Spanish participants as cheap hotels and Venezuelans call them homeless shelters. The majority of the participants of all the above mentioned countries determine that the most important difference between hostels and hotels is the price. Americans, English, Germans, and Hungarians believe that a night would cost between 10 and 30 Euro in an average hostel, while Spaniards and Venezuelans say it would be under 10 Euro. Most respondents agree that hostels are; located in the city center, great places to socialize, offer safe accommodation, staying in there allows guests to save up money, and they are popular choices among travelers. American and English participants think hostels are only for people who like to party. Spaniards and Venezuelans think, hostels are outside of the city center. Spanish and English participants believe that hostels are too cheap to be able to offer a good service. Most participants say, the low price would be the main reason to stay in a hostel. Americans, English and Germans also think that other values are important besides the price: fun, the opportunity to meet people and atmosphere. In spite of all the above, most participants think people would rather stay in a hotel than in a hostel. Stereotypes evolve in different ways, which also explains how misconceptions about hostels developed.
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Shaukat, Fatima, and Amina Muazzam Butt. "Psychological Wellbeing, Life Satisfaction And Environmental Satisfaction Of Government And Private Female Hostelites." Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies 10, no. 1 (March 8, 2015): 97–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.46568/pjgs.v10i1.228.
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This study explores the interplay of environmental satisfaction, levels of psychological well being and life satisfaction in female college students of government and private hostels. A total of 86 female colleges students were selected from government hostel and private hostels. The Satisfaction with Life Scale by Diener (1984), the Affect Balance scale by Bradburn (1969) and the Hostel Environment Rating Scale by Shaukat & Muazzam, (2010) were administered on the sample to measure life satisfaction, psychological wellbeing and satisfaction with the hostel environment, respectively. Results indicated that the private hostel group was higher in psychological wellbeing and had higher scores of satisfaction with the hostel environment. (t (86)= 4.41, p<.05.) However, satisfaction with life scales showed insignificant results (t (86)= 6.74, p<0.01). Appropriate tests were applied to analyze the data. Besides discussing the results, the implication of the study was also discussed.
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Azeez, Tajudeen, David Taiwo, Basirat Mogaji-Allison, and Azeez Bello. "Comparative Assessment of Students’ Satisfaction with Hostel Accommodation in Selected Private Universities in Ogun State, Nigeria." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 12, no. 32 (November 30, 2016): 410. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2016.v12n32p410.
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The study assessed students’ satisfaction with hostel accommodation in selected private universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. This was done by comparing the level of housing satisfaction of students residing in selected private universities’ hostels. The study utilized structured questionnaires to obtain primary data from students and university authorities in the two selected private universities in the study area. There were twenty two (22) hostels in the study area (15 hostels in Crescent University, Abeokuta and 7 hostels in Bells University of Technology, Ota). From these hostels, Five (5) hostels from Crescent University and three (3) hostels from Bells University of Technology was randomly selected. There were three hundred and eight (308) rooms in the eight (8) hostels selected. Simple random sampling was used to select thirty five percent (35%) of the rooms in the study area. Thus, the sample size was one hundred and eight rooms (108) (65 from Crescent University and 43 from Bells University). Data obtained were analyzed through the use of descriptive statistics such as frequency tabulation to assess the general levels of students’ housing satisfaction, and also the use of Relative Satisfaction Index (RSI) to determine the degree of students’ satisfaction with each of the housing components identified for the study. The results revealed that students in Bells University of Technology were more satisfied with their hostel accommodation compared to students of Crescent University (RSI = 4.22 and 3.65 respectively for Bells University of Technology, Ota and Crescent University, Abeokuta). The study indicated that the standard of housing components can significantly influence students’ satisfaction with their hostel accommodation. It is therefore pertinent that the university authorities should consider the provision of adequate and quality infrastructure when planning and designing students’ housing.
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Veríssimo, Medéia, and Carlos Costa. "Unveiling the key features of a positive service experience at hostels." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 31, no. 11 (November 11, 2019): 4276–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-03-2018-0255.
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Purpose This paper aims to unveil the factors that contribute to a positive hostel experience by electing key features and describing their nature from a customer perspective. Design/methodology/approach The study uses an exploratory, empirical approach, applying netnography to collect information about guests’ experiences from the five selected top-rated hostels in Europe and Latin America. A content analysis of 500 positive reviews was conducted exploring the critical features of service experience in hostel sector. Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro were selected for this study as they are among the destinations that have received top-rated hostel awards. Findings The findings reveal that a hostel experience carries a more symbolic than utilitarian meaning, especially in relation to its social dimension. Results indicate that a hostel stay is positively enhanced by ten key features, namely, staff, supplementary services (e.g. social activities), facilities, location, atmosphere, guests’ interactions, cleanliness, design and decoration, value for money and safety. Staff, supplementary services and facilities were the most mentioned hostel features, which emphasizes their potential to create a favourable environment for social interactions. Research limitations/implications Findings are restricted to a limited sample size and geographical area. The main limitation of the study lies, though, in the lack of studies concerning the specific context of hostels within a service experience approach. Practical implications Some hostels renounce low-quality stigma to establish themselves as a “cool” type of tourist accommodation. Offering a stay based on good value for money and social atmosphere, these establishments are shaping the industry’s future by both redefining the contemporary hostel’s image and attending to modern travellers’ specific needs. Given the increasing importance of hostels to tourism, this study provides information to scholars and industry practitioners who are interested in understanding how service experience can be enhanced in the hospitality industry. Originality/value This paper is a preliminary in-depth examination of factors that positively influence a hostel stay from a customer experience perspective. Thus, it provides insights into service experience management for the tourist accommodation sector.
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SHEVCHENKO-PEREPOLKINA, Radyslava. "The organization of hostel as perspective activity for the sphere of small business." Economics. Finances. Law, no. 12(4) (December 28, 2019): 22–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.37634/efp.2019.12(4).5.
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In article creation of hostel as perspective idea for development of small business is offered. The hostel is a temporary accommodation, but unlike hotels, it does not rent rooms but places, the list of services is narrowed, but the price is much cheaper. The relevance of the idea consists in lack of similar institutions in the town, and in general, their not prevalence in Ukraine. However, existence of a significant amount of the budget tourists (students, pensioners, travelers, etc. persons) means development in the sphere of hospitality not only elite institutions, but also those which do not demand excess expenses and are provided by main types of services which have to provide comfortable stay in the town, in it and statement of a problem consists. Unfortunately, today very few researches concern the budgetary zone, in particular, questions of opening and functioning of hostels in Ukraine are still a little lit, and, therefore, need theoretical and practical completion. Highlights the advantages of the town for the development of hostels (historical, natural, economic). The hostel can become new and perspective business and rather demanded type of service. The ideas on the example of the prospects of creation of hostel in Izmail, carries out comparative analysis with hotels, proving economic calculations the author proves. Calculations of cost efficiency of investment of capital in such business prove that the organization of hostel will be profitable investment of capital for small business. The author receives a conclusion about validity and profitability of creation of hostels in the similar towns as one of types of business activity in calculation result. The submitted calculations show the possibility of creating a hostel on the basis of a small business, ensuring its efficient functioning and profitability. Therefore, in conclusions the thought concerning expediency of creation in the small towns with a probable tourist capacity of hostels as tourist service, and for development of small business is stated.
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O'Connor, Art. "A Female Bail Hostel." Medicine, Science and the Law 27, no. 2 (April 1987): 136–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002580248702700215.
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A female bail hostel is described, and referrals to the hostel and problems encountered over a one-year period are outlined. The role of the forensic psychiatrist in a bail hostel is illustrated. It is suggested that greater use should be made of bail and bail hostels especially for those temporarily homeless and provisions should be made for those with alcohol, drug or psychiatric problems.
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Cró, Susana, António Miguel Martins, José Manuel Simões, and Maria de Lurdes Calisto. "Effect of Security on Hostels’ Price Premiums: A Hedonic Pricing Approach." Cornell Hospitality Quarterly 60, no. 2 (May 22, 2018): 150–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1938965518777224.
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This article evaluates the impact of security in the hostel industry on the willingness to pay by customers. More specifically, given the importance of security in the decision to travel and in the choice of a given destination, we analyze the impact of security guest reviews on a consumer-generated website on hostel room prices. Furthermore, we investigate whether the impact of security guest reviews on the hostel room prices is higher for the hostels located in the countries with the lowest ranking in the Global Peace Index. Finally, we examine whether females and older guests are willing to pay a premium in terms of price for a hostel with a higher level of security. For this purpose, we estimate a hedonic price function for a sample of consumer reviews of 477 hostels in 22 worldwide capitals, with different levels of peace, from Hostelworld. The results highlight the importance of security on the determination of hostel room prices. We find that customers are willing to pay a higher premium in terms of price, in the least worldwide peaceful countries, for a hostel room with higher levels of security. In the case of women and older guests, the premium they are willing to pay is higher.
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Brochado, Ana, Paulo Rita, and Carlos Gameiro. "Exploring backpackers’ perceptions of the hostel service quality." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 27, no. 8 (November 9, 2015): 1839–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-03-2014-0145.
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of backpackers’s evaluation of service quality provided by hostels by developing a battery of items to assess perceptions of the overall hostel experience. Design/methodology/approach – Scale development took a mixed approach that combines qualitative and quantitative research. First, the authors performed a content analysis of reviews provided by guests in hostel booking web sites, in-depth interviews with hostel managers and focus groups with guests, to develop a battery of items to assess the hostel experience from the guests’ perspective. Then, a quantitative survey (n = 222) was conducted, to explore the dimensionality of service quality in this sector. Lisbon hostels are the target of this study, as they received several awards based on the online reviews of backpackers. Findings – The results revealed that service quality is a multidimensional concept and includes six dimensions, namely, social atmosphere, location and city connection, staff, cleanliness, security and facilities. Regression results revealed that the social atmosphere appears to be a core service dimension crucial to create a sense of hostel guest’s overall quality. Originality/value – The findings suggest that service quality scales should incorporate the specific characteristics of the hotel industry. The quality of the staff and the social atmosphere are of utmost importance to enhance the hostel backpacker experience.
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Ganina, Olga, Vera Fedotova, and Natalya Bolshakova. "Dynamics of students’ opinions concerning problems in the hostel: a sociological analysis." SHS Web of Conferences 55 (2018): 02014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185502014.
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The article reveals specifics and dynamics of students’ views on acute everyday problems in university hostels during the last thirty years. The dynamics of the opinions of students on these issues were analyzed on the basis of the materials of sociological research conducted in the hostels of the Institute of Perm National Research Polytechnic University in 1993 and in 2016. The authors reveal changes in student’s life assessments in university hostels through such indicators as key problems in the hostel and priority measures to improve living conditions.
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Такмашева, Ирина, Irina Takmasheva, Сергей Тяглов, and Sergey Tyaglov. "The Development of the Hostel Market as a Promising Area of Small Business." Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Political, Sociological and Economic sciences 2018, no. 4 (January 14, 2019): 137–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.21603/2500-3372-2018-4-137-144.
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The research features the Khanty-Mansiysk hostel market as a promising area of small business. The main objective of the study is to develop practical recommendations for the opening of hostels in the city of Khanty-Mansiysk. To achieve this goal, the following problem issues were studied: foreign experience in the development of hostel market, evaluation of supply and demand for hotel business in Khanty-Mansiysk, pricing in the hotel services market, and business climate for the development of the hostel market. The authors used the methods of statistical and comparative analysis, special methods of economic analysis, as well as the method of strategic planning SWOT-analysis. As a result of the research, the authors formulated proposals for the opening of hostels in Khanty-Mansiysk. The recommendations can be used by entrepreneurs engaged in the local hotel business. The proposals can also be useful to Khanty-Mansiysk administration in developing a strategy for the social and economic development of the municipality.
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Manthorpe, Jill, Kritika Samsi, Louise Joly, Maureen Crane, Heather Gage, Ann Bowling, and Ramin Nilforooshan. "Service provision for older homeless people with memory problems: a mixed-methods study." Health Services and Delivery Research 7, no. 9 (February 2019): 1–184. http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hsdr07090.
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Background Early or timely recognition of dementia is a key policy goal of the National Dementia Strategy. However, older people who are homeless are not considered in this policy and practice imperative, despite their high risk of developing dementia. Objectives and study design This 24-month study was designed to (1) determine the prevalence of memory problems among hostel-dwelling homeless older people and the extent to which staff are aware of these problems; (2) identify help and support received, current care and support pathways; (3) explore quality of life among older homeless people with memory problems; (4) investigate service costs for older homeless people with memory problems, compared with services costs for those without; and (5) identify unmet needs or gaps in services. Participants Following two literature reviews to help study development, we recruited eight hostels – four in London and four in North England. From these, we first interviewed 62 older homeless people, exploring current health, lifestyle and memory. Memory assessment was also conducted with these participants. Of these participants, 47 were included in the case study groups – 23 had ‘memory problems’, 17 had ‘no memory problems’ and 7 were ‘borderline’. We interviewed 43 hostel staff who were participants’ key workers. We went back 3 and 6 months later to ask further about residents’ support, service costs and any unmet needs. Findings Overall, the general system of memory assessment for this group was found to be difficult to access and not patient-centred. Older people living in hostels are likely to have several long-term conditions including mental health needs, which remain largely unacknowledged. Participants frequently reported experiences of declining abilities and hostel staff were often undertaking substantial care for residents. Limitations The hostels that were accessed were mainly in urban areas, and the needs of homeless people in rural areas were not specifically captured. For many residents, we were unable to access NHS data. Many hostel staff referred to this study as ‘dementia’ focused when introducing it to residents, which may have deterred recruitment. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, no other study and no policy acknowledges hostels as ‘dementia communities’ or questions the appropriateness of hostel accommodation for people with dementia. Given the declining number of hostels in England, the limits of NHS engagement with this sector and growing homelessness, this group of people with dementia are under-recognised and excluded from other initiatives. Future work A longitudinal study could follow hostel dwellers and outcomes. Ways of improving clinical assessment, record-keeping and treatment could be investigated. A dementia diagnosis could trigger sustained care co-ordination for this vulnerable group. Funding The National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research programme.
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Bahls, Álvaro Augusto Dealcides Silveira Moutinho, and Raquel Maria Fontes do Amaral Pereira. "Hostel, uma proposta de revisão conceitual para a abordagem de futuras pesquisas." Turismo, Visão e Ação 20, no. 2 (July 9, 2018): 294. http://dx.doi.org/10.14210/rtva.v20n2.p294-310.
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O objetivo desse estudo é o de propor uma revisão do conceito de hostel, o qual seja mais abrangente do que o encontrado na literatura convencional, buscando agregar aspectos anteriormente desconsiderados. O método de abordagem utilizado foi o materialismo dialético. Primeiramente fora realizada uma revisão da literatura especializada sobre o tema. Em um segundo momento uma pesquisa de campo foi conduzida. O universo de hostels de Florianópolis-SC foi abordado a partir de uma amostragem intencional e não aleatória, mediante entrevistas semiestruturadas. Para extrair os temas essenciais dos depoimentos, buscou-se apoio no método de análise de conteúdo, usando como respaldo teórico a 4ª Categoria de análise do materialismo dialético, denominada de Essência vs. Aparência. Os aspectos essenciais a esse conceito estão representados nos quadros “Análise dos discursos Superficiais vs. Essenciais”, a “Representação gráfica do conceito hostel” e o subproduto “Logo da essência dos hostels”. Os novos elementos que foram agregados ao conceito de hostel são aqueles ligados à hospitalidade genuína, pois se constata que esses são, idealmente, a casa de quem recebe e a casa de quem viaja, um local para acolhimento de visitantes e imersão desses na cultura do local visitado, de união e de entendimento entre diferentes povos, de troca de experiências. Essencialmente, os hostels são um local de convergência de pessoas, um local de amizade.
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Veríssimo, Medéia, and Carlos Costa. "Do hostels play a role in pleasing Millennial travellers? The Portuguese case." Journal of Tourism Futures 4, no. 1 (March 9, 2018): 57–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jtf-12-2017-0054.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the best hostel practices and trends, and to evaluate and discuss how they are keeping up with the present demand created by the Millennials market. Design/methodology/approach Methodological approach is based on two complementary qualitative methods: ethnographic participant observation and netnography. Portuguese hostels are the target of this study, as they are considered some of the best in the world. First, a fieldwork was conducted in three top-rated hostels in Lisbon, aiming to immerse in hostel’s environment. Then, 300 online reviews were analysed to identify what customers value the most in those services. Data interpretation was done through a content analysis crossing supply-demand perspectives. Findings Results indicate that, while staying in a hostel, the Millennials want to: meet people, engage in activities and events, have local experiences, feel comfortable/at home, get good value for money and enjoy the convenience. In return, hostels play an important role in hospitality industry by pleasing the Millennials, by offering: central location, an interactive atmosphere, functional facilities, well-planned design and decoration, a set of activities and events and personal treatment. Originality/value This paper is one of the few to describe Millennials’ travel behaviour towards hostels’ services.
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Allen, Heidi, Barbara Baigent, Andy Kent, and Jeremy Bolton. "Rehabilitation and staffing levels in a ‘new look’ hospital-hostel." Psychological Medicine 23, no. 1 (February 1993): 203–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003329170003899x.
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SynopsisThe present study examined the utility of a new hospital-hostel with low staffing levels. Results showed that the hostel was able to maintain 9 of the 10 initially transferred patients and has been able to provide some improvements in their quality of life. However, unlike highly staffed hospital-hostels, it was not able to decrease patients' disabilities. Implications of this are discussed in relation to staffing levels and practices.
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Wahlberg, Tiia Annika, Nelson Ramalho, and Ana Brochado. "Quality of working life and engagement in hostels." Tourism Review 72, no. 4 (November 20, 2017): 411–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tr-03-2017-0050.
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Purpose Hostels’ competitiveness relies heavily on unique and genuine service and, thus, counts on employees actively creating a social, welcoming environment and, at the same time, caring about – and being loyal to – their hostel. This paper aims to investigate whether retaining employees who care about their hostel and refrain from destructive behaviours implies that these workers need to have a better quality of working life, as well as whether work engagement mediates this relationship. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted with 98 employees from 40 hostels in Lisbon. An analysis of the survey data was performed to test the research hypotheses. The model was estimated by means of partial least squares structural equation modelling. Findings The results reveal that quality of working life has a strong negative impact on employees’ exit behaviours and a positive effect on their loyalty. In addition, work engagement was found to mediate fully the relationship between quality of working life and both employee voice and neglect, as well as partially mediating exit intentions. Originality/value This study extended prior research in two ways. First, most theoretical and empirical studies in the hospitality and tourism industry have focused on hotels, so this research targeted a new context (i.e. hostels). Second, this study offers a clear indication of the relationship between employees’ quality of working life, work engagement and behaviours, thus offering valuable insights for management and hostel staff.
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Kaming, Peter F., and Juli Marliansyah. "Implementation of Life Cycle Costing: A Case of Hostel Building in Kediri, Eastern Jawa, Indonesia." Applied Mechanics and Materials 845 (July 2016): 326–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.845.326.
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Analysis of the life cycle cost of a design process that is important in controlling the initial costs and future costs in possession of an investment project. Therefore, there should be a life cycle cost analysis study to determine the cost of any category contained in the hostel building project in the area of Islamic Hospital jimbunmedika Kediri and also see how much the total cost incurred by a development project in the area of hospital hostel Islam jimbunmedika Kediri ranging from the design stage to the technical life of hostels set .The purpose of this study is, identify the service life of the building material components hostels on Hospital Grounds JimbunMedika Kediri, and make long-term plans of the building life cycle cost hostels in the area Jimbun Medika Kediri Hospital. From the results of the research, there are three groups that make up the life cycle cost is the cost of building, operating costs, and the cost of maintenance and replacement. For a long-term plan the life cycle cost of the costs and the percentage obtained as follows, development cost Rp.4.290.000.000 (46%), operational costs Rp. 3.799.333.250 (28%), maintenance and replacement costs Rp. 2.590.900.000 (26%).
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Sclare, P. D. "Psychiatric Disorder among the Homeless in Aberdeen." Scottish Medical Journal 42, no. 6 (December 1997): 173–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003693309704200605.
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A random sample of residents staying in a short-stay hostel in Aberdeen indicated that 25% of those interviewed suffered from a psychiatric disorder, most commonly depression. In addition, 57% were dependent on alcohol. These findings were similar to previous studies which examined short-stay hostels in larger, more disadvantaged cities. Untrained hostel staff showed considerable skill in picking out residents who suffered from serious mental illness. Only two out of 24 residents suffering from schizophrenia or depression were receiving treatment from the local psychiatric service.
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Oliveira, Rodrigo Ribeiro de, Taymara Ingrid Leonardi, Dennis Minoru Fujita, Eryck Yudi Tomita Yamauchi, Fernando Nascimento Zatta, and Miguel Shiniti Aguena. "Práticas de Gestão das Operações para o Sucesso de Hostels Paulistanos." Research, Society and Development 9, no. 7 (May 12, 2020): e301973950. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i7.3950.
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O aumento do turismo estrangeiro refletiu na maior diversificação dos meios de hospedagem na cidade de São Paulo. Entre esses equipamentos, o hostel se apresenta como opção turística econômica e que atende, principalmente, a uma parcela jovem desses turistas estrangeiros. Dessa forma, o planejamento e o controle das operações em hostels se tornam ferramentas de gestão para atender melhor o turista. Este trabalho propõe uma análise qualitativa com abordagem exploratória e descritiva, com o objetivo de traçar um panorama atual dos hostels paulistanos. Os resultados demonstraram que um eficaz planejamento das operações, assim como uma hospitalidade diferencial pode proporcionar acessibilidade na cidade e propiciar maior número de turistas nacionais e internacionais, que buscam por um ambiente harmonioso e experiências interpessoais, o que promove mais trocas culturais, bem como incentivo para a cidade se tornar mais agradável em meio a um ambiente ultra urbanizado e apático. Percebe-se que os hostels em questão utilizam o que há de mais atual no que se refere à gestão de suas operações com fins de fidelização de clientes, sem perder a característica de um hostel, que é ser um ambiente acolhedor, no qual é possível trocar experiências únicas, como: cultura e empatia, por exemplo.
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Biswal, Dharitri, Sanjaya Sahu, and Suruchi Sahoo. "Adjustment of New Boarders in Boys’ and Girls’ Hostel of Gangadhar Meher University." Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities 8, no. 3 (January 1, 2021): 37–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.34293/sijash.v8i3.3569.
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The well-adjusted students have a greater probability of being integrated and balanced personality, socially familiar, cheerful and wholesome life, and environmentally dynamic. They require adjusting in various aspects, viz, home adjustment, health adjustment, social adjustment, emotional adjustment, and educational adjustment. In this increasing suicide rate and conflicts in society, students’ adjustment in educational institutions and hostels is a noticeable area to be studied because students are considered as one of the important tenets of future human resources. A hostel is a place where students live in a supervised environment. Hostel life has a great impact on the academic achievement and health status of the students. Therefore, here an attempt was made to study the home, social, health, emotional, and educational adjustment of new boarders in boys’ and girls’ hostel of Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur. A total sample of 120 newly enrolled undergraduate students was taken randomly, out of which 60 boys and 60 girls from GM University hostels were selected. For this study, a descriptive survey method was employed by the researcher. The ‘Adjustment Inventory for college students’ developed by A.K.P.Sinha and R.P.Singh was used by the researcher to collect data. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted by using the “t” test. The findings revealed that no significant difference was found in home and health adjustment of the new boarders of boys’ and girls’ hostel. In contrast, a significant difference was found in social, emotional, and educational adjustment.
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Garety, P., and R. M. Toms. "Collected and Neglected: Are Oxford Hostels for the Homeless Filling up with Disabled Psychiatric Patients?" British Journal of Psychiatry 157, no. 2 (August 1990): 269–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.157.2.269.
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“Objective – To assess the severity of psychiatric symptoms among residents of hostels for homeless people. Design – Survey of residents in two hostels in Oxford, comprising three weeks of background fieldwork, a demographic questionnaire, and rating behaviour over two weeks with a behavioural rating scale (REHAB) and mental state with the brief psychiatric rating scale. Setting – Two hostels for homeless people in Oxford. Subjects – 146 Medium to long term residents, of whom 48 were selected by hostel workers by the following criteria: continuous residence for at least two months, signs of persistent severe mental disability, and difficulty in coping independently in the community. Two subjects died during the study; three (previously long term psychiatric inpatients) declined to be assessed on the psychiatric scale. Main outcome measure – Behavioural disturbance and mental state. Results – Only a third of the total sample had been born in Oxfordshire. Subjects had been accepted into the hostel either by arrangement with the local psychiatric service (22) or straight off the streets (26); 43 had had a previous (non-drug related) psychiatric admission. Subjects were significantly more likely than other residents to have spent longer (> 80 weeks) in a hostel in the past three years (p<0.02). With reference to norms for deviant behaviour, the 46 subjects assessed showed considerable deviant behaviour (average weekly scores: 0(11 subjects), 1 (14), 2–3 (16), and ≥4 (5)) not significantly different from that expected in moderately to severely handicapped psychiatric inpatients (χ2 = 1 · 3, df = 3, p > 0 · 7); 22 had scores equivalent to those in most severely handicapped inpatients. Of the 43 subjects assessed with the psychiatric rating scale, 16 had symptoms of neurosis, 29 of florid psychosis, and 32 of a deficit state. Symptoms of deficit state were positively correlated with ratings of low social activity on the behavioural scale (Spearman's rank correlation coefficient 0 · 30, p = 0 · 03). Conclusions – Hostels are having to care for long term severely affected psychiatric patients discharged into the community. The suitability of the services offered to such subjects should be assessed.”
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Ravi Naik, Karamthoti, K. Srinivasan, G. Raviprabhu, K. Ashok Kumar Reddy, and B. Prameela. "A cross sectional, analytical study of personal hygiene related morbidities of children residing in welfare hostels, Tirupati town, Andhra Pradesh, India." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 3 (February 27, 2020): 1139. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20200981.
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Background: The objective of the study was to find out the personal hygiene status among boys residing in social welfare hostels by class and age and type of hostel.Methods: Cross sectional study, analytical study, social welfare hostels in Tirupati town of Andhra Pradesh. Participants was 524 boys. Statistical analysis are percentages and Chi-square test.Results: The prevalence of scabies was found to be significantly higher in those children with poor personal hygiene (35.7%) compared to average level (18.8%) and good (14.4%) of personal hygiene. The prevalence of other specific morbid conditions was found to be similar in all the three levels of personal hygiene and the differences were not statistically significant.Conclusions: The prevalence of scabies was found to be significantly higher in those children with poor personal hygiene compared to average level and good of personal hygiene. In view of higher proportion of children with poor level of personal hygiene of children in scheduled tribe hostel, there is a need to sensitize and give health education on personal hygiene related diseases and take necessary preventive steps and supervision by hostel staff especially in scheduled tribe hostel. Hand washing with soap can protect about one out of every three young children.
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Moufakkir, Omar, and Mohamad N. Alnajem. "Hostel front desk employees’ perception of customers: a comparative analysis based on cultural background." International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 11, no. 3 (August 7, 2017): 355–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-07-2016-0068.
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Purpose Despite their popularity among tourists, information about low-cost accommodation is limited. The study aims to focus on hostels as tourist accommodation. The purpose of this paper is to document the perceptions of hostel front-desk employees about customers and examine employees’ perceptions from a cultural perspective. As culture moderates behavior in general, in light of the cultural difference postulate which proposes that guests and hosts who are from similar or proximate cultures are more likely to experience positive service encounter and that encounter between guests and hosts from distant cultures may be more challenging to service providers, the study compares the perceptions of hostel Western front-desk employees with those of Eastern front-desk employees of their customers. Customers are categorized into four groups – Western customers, Eastern, Middle Eastern/Arab and African. Exploratory interviews paved the development of perception items, which were later on used in a questionnaire to serve the study’s purpose. The paper has managerial and theoretical implications and offers suggestions for further research to advance understanding about this neglected tourism environment. Design/methodology/approach Preliminary/exploratory short interviews with hostel employees in London paved the development of perception items, which were later on used in a questionnaire. There are about 190 hostels in the London area. The questionnaire was self-administered and successfully completed by 113 front-desk employees working in London hostels. t-test statistics was used to examine whether the two groups of employees hold different perceptions about their culturally different group of customers. Findings Results indicate that, generally, differences in perception exist among hostel employees about their customer groups. For example, Western customers are perceived as nicer and more tip-givers than Eastern customers, but they also complain more and are more demanding than their counterparts. Asian customers are perceived to be friendlier, least troublesome and least demanding than the other customer groups. African customers are the least positively perceived. As for Middle Eastern (Arab) customers, they are perceived rather somewhat positively and yet the least favorite. Furthermore, no statistical differences were observed between Western employees and Eastern employees’ perceptions about their customer groups, except that the latter perceives Asian customers to be more troublesome and more complaining. Research limitations/implications Although researchers have compared Western people’s behaviors and attitudes with those of Eastern people, differences may also exist within cultural groups, especially between East Europeans and West Europeans, between Middle Eastern and North Africans or between Americans and Canadians, despite cultural proximity. Therefore, it is always reasonable to interpret cultural differences studies cautiously. Practical implications Hostel management is advised not to take cultural proximity/distance between employees and customers for granted and, thus, should not assume that Eastern employees are more likely to provide better service to Eastern customers than Western employees or that Western employees are more likely to do so to Western customers because they are culturally similar or proximate. In an increasingly globalized world and mobile and culturally diverse workforce in the hospitality sector, it becomes necessary to raise employees’ awareness about cultural differences and their probable effects on perceptions. This is especially true for hostels because of their social characteristic. Originality/value Despite the importance of hostels to the tourism and hospitality industry, not much is known about their customers or their employees. In addition to contributing to employee perception in general, which is also a neglected area of study, this paper used cultural distance/proximity to assess differences in perception between Eastern employees and Western employees about four culturally different groups of hostel customers. In light of the impacts of globalization on consumer behavior, this paper joins other research to challenge the cultural distance postulate in the service encounter context.
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Khare, Surbhi, and Dr Uday Kumar. "Survey on Security in Cloud Hosted Service and Self Hosted Services." International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Volume-2, Issue-5 (August 31, 2018): 812–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.31142/ijtsrd15941.
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Mahoney, Ian. "Considering the legitimacy of homeless hostels as sites of discipline and regulation." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 39, no. 3/4 (April 8, 2019): 250–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-10-2018-0174.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critique the role of homeless hostels in contemporary society, examining their role and legitimacy as sites of discipline and regulation of behaviors, ideas and aspirations. Design/methodology/approach The research draws upon in-depth qualitative interviews and supplementary observations undertaken in two homeless hostels in Stoke-on-Trent. Findings The research finds that even the most benign interventions enacted in homeless hostels are infused with disciplinary and regulatory techniques and suggests that the author needs to consider the legitimacy and efficacy of such approaches when seeking to understand the role of the hostel in assisting residents in (re)developing their autonomy. Research limitations/implications While there are legitimate reasons for the deployment of such techniques in some cases, legitimacy can be undermined where expectations go unmet or where developing residents’ and service user’s needs are not necessarily the main object of the interventions. Practical implications Hostel providers need to consider the ethicality and legitimacy of the interventions in place when seeking to help service users and residents to (re)develop their autonomy and ensure that efforts are focused in an effective and meaningful way. Social implications Homeless people are among the most vulnerable and excluded in society. The paper seeks to draw attention to the disciplinary and regulatory techniques to which they are subject in order to ensure that approaches employed to support homeless individuals have a clear, ethical and legitimate basis. Originality/value The research draws upon original data collected as part of a doctoral research project into wider experiences of unemployment.
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Bista, Ritesh Kumar, Aman Jung Karki, and Shilpa Das. "Hostel Management System." International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Volume-2, Issue-4 (June 30, 2018): 856–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.31142/ijtsrd14110.
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Parmenter, Vanessa, Jon Fieldhouse, and Ruth Barham. "An Occupational Therapy Intervention Service to Hostels for Homeless People: An Overview." British Journal of Occupational Therapy 76, no. 5 (May 2013): 242–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.4276/030802213x13679275042807.
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This evaluation of an Occupational Therapy Intervention Service within homeless persons' hostels in Bristol, England, highlights the efficacy of occupational therapy with this service user group and reflects on the practicalities of delivering such a service in an inter-agency context. Occupational therapy engaged homeless individuals with complex needs who were often defended against change in their own lives. Over 7 months an Occupational Therapy Intervention Service provided an individual service for 16 residents and made a further 542 contacts through group work. The creation of psychosocial microenvironments within hostels allowed individuals to experience themselves differently and contemplate the possibility of change. The importance of collaborative working between occupational therapists and hostel staff is examined in the light of the psychologically informed environments agenda.
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Akhapkina, Irina G., A. M. Glushakova, A. B. Antropova, A. V. Kachalkin, E. N. Bilanenko, and T. M. Zheltikova. "HOUSE DUST MICROBIOTA: PROSPECT OF THE ASSESSMENT OF ALLERGENIC AND PYROGENIC LOADS." Hygiene and sanitation 98, no. 4 (October 28, 2019): 380–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.18821/0016-9900-2019-98-4-380-387.
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Background. For people with hypersensitivity, the problem of allergenic and pyrogenic environmental load is of great importance. Material and methods. Hostel and apartment dust in Moscow was analyzed for bacteria and fungi by microbiological and molecular methods. Results. Aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria prevailed, numbers varying from 4.8×104 to 2.0×109 MPN/g of dust in hostels (Me=4.8×106 MPN/g) and from 3.0×104 to 1.0×109 of dust MPN/g in apartments (Me=3.8×106 MPN/g). Gram-positive bacteria were revealed in 100% of apartments and in 80% of hostels, Gram-negative, in 47% of apartments, and in 73% of hostels. 9 yeast species were isolated: Filobasidium wieringae, F.magnum, Papiliotrema flavescens, Vishniacozyma victoriae, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, Debaryomyces hansenii, Candida parapsilosis, C.tropicalis, Meyerozyma guilliermondii. R.mucilaginosa dominated (34.5% and 33.4%). Candida spp. were more frequent in hostels, while Filobasidium spp., in apartments. Yeast cell number varied from 3.5×103 to 1.3×106 CFU/g of dust in hostels (Me=3.2×104 CFU/g), and from 2.3×103 to 2.5×106 CFU/g of dust in apartments (Me=3.3×104 CFU/g). 56 mycelial fungi species were revealed. Penicillium chrysogenum (100%), Aspergillus niger (100%), Rhizopus stolonifer (100%), A.ochraceus (80%), Mucor plumbeus (67%), P cyclopium (60%) were the most frequent in hostels. P.cyclopium (60%), P.chrysogenum (60%) were the most frequent in apartments. Mold concentration varied from 1.8×105 to 7.5×106 CFU/g of dust in hostels (Me=5.2×105 CFU/g) and from 3.3×103 to 2.3×105 CFU/g of dust in apartments (Me=4.0×104 CFU/g). Micromycetes complexes were similar in different hostels but differed in apartments. Discussion. The species diversity and CFU counts of microorganisms do not give the true values of the concentration of allergenic and pyrogenic compounds. Conclusion. We propose complex assessment involving identification of both allergenic and pyrogenic compounds and producers.
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Wang, Wei, Yang Liu, and Lin Miao. "The Optimization Strategy in the Design of Container Hostel Buildings." Applied Mechanics and Materials 71-78 (July 2011): 288–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.71-78.288.
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By demonstrating the economical efficiency and environmental friendliness of containers, this paper expatiates the development trend of China’s container buildings at the current stage. Researches and analysis have been conducted during the practice of container hostel virtual design by introducing the design essence of Unité d'Habitation de Marseille. This paper also proposes the low-carbon design strategy in container buildings and states the experimental analysis of wind environment in the container hostels.
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Bello, Victoria Amietsenwu, and Nnaemeka Bethel Ezeokoli. "Rental Values and Students’ Satisfaction in Private Hostels Proximate to the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria." JOURNAL OF AFRICAN REAL ESTATE RESEARCH 5, no. 2 (December 21, 2020): 41–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/jarer.v5i2.839.
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Property rental values are readily influenced by a multitude of interrelated factors such as the state of the economy, neighbourhood amenities and property characteristics. However, there is always an expectation that rental value reflects the occupier’s satisfaction from the neighbourhood and property. As such, this study examines the satisfaction of students with private hostel facilities surrounding the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), and the effect these facilities have on the rental values of the off-campus students’ hostels. There are 17,307 students who reside in the private hostels off-campus, of which 392 students were randomly selected from the total population of residents living around FUTA South Gate and given questionnaires. Of the 392 questionnaires administered, 390 were retrieved for analysis, thus representing a 99.5% response rate. The data collected was then analyzed using the Weighted Mean Score (WMS), T-test Statistics, Spearman Rank Correlation and the Multiple Regression Analyses. The findings reveal that there is a significant difference in the rental price paid by satisfied and unsatisfied students. Thus, the satisfied students pay higher rents than the non-satisfied students for a single, self-contained apartment. These occupiers are found to be satisfied with facilities such as the toilet, bathroom, fencing and water supply system in the building. There is a positive relationship between students’ rent satisfaction and their satisfaction with hostel facilities provided. The regression analysis further reveals that rental value is a function of neighbourhood amenities and property characteristics. The study recommends that private hostel developers make adequate provision for functional facilities as these can increase students’ satisfaction as well as enhance residential property rental values.
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Hamid, Walid Abdul, Til Wykes, and Stephen Stansfeld. "The Social Disablement of Men in Hostels for Homeless People II. a Comparison with Patients from Long-stay Wards." British Journal of Psychiatry 166, no. 6 (June 1995): 809–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.166.6.809.
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BackgroundSome authors have argued that hostels for homeless people are increasingly taking over the role of psychiatric long-stay wards, and that this creates a problem. We set out to test this hypothesis.MethodThe social disablement of a random sample of 101 homeless men, described in Part 1, was compared with that of a sample of 66 psychiatric patients from a long-stay ward.ResultsThe study sample rated significantly lower for social disablement than the long-stay ward sample. Thirteen subjects of the hostel sample had psychotic social behaviour problems. These had no history of being long-stay psychiatric patients.ConclusionsThe hostel sample differ significantly in their social disablement from the chronic psychiatric patients. There is a small proportion of severely disturbed residents who might have been over-represented in previous non-random surveys.
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Anstee, Bryan H. "The residuum of a traditional psychiatric hospital." Psychiatric Bulletin 15, no. 11 (November 1991): 666–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.15.11.666.
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It is known that in most traditional psychiatric hospitals a significant minority of patients can have a better quality of life in hospital-hostels. With ample hospital-hostel places it was decided to interview and/or review the notes of all the non-demented Gloucestershire patients under 75 years whose stay in psychiatric hospitals exceeded one year on a census date of 26 September 1990. The characteristics of these long stay or residual patients are described.
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Kuzmanović, Marija, and Milena Vukić. "Incorporating heterogeneity of travelers’ preferences into the overall hostel performance rating." Decision Making: Applications in Management and Engineering 4, no. 2 (October 15, 2021): 200–224. http://dx.doi.org/10.31181/dmame210402200k.
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Hostels have become a very popular form of accommodation and their varieties have grown steadily in recent years. To ensure the sustainability of this business model, it is necessary to understand the main drivers influencing travelers to choose a hostel accommodation. For this purpose, we conducted an online survey using convenience sampling and purposive sampling techniques. Respondents' preferences to six hostel attributes (cleanliness, location, staff, atmosphere, facilities, and cancellation policy) were determined using discrete choice analysis. Sample results showed that the most important attributes are cleanliness and location, while the atmosphere is the least important one. However, widespread heterogeneity in preferences was observed, and cluster analyzes identified three distinct groups of travelers: “cleanliness sticklers”, “location demanders” and “party seekers”. Facilities and atmosphere were found to be very important attributes for particular clusters. These findings can help design a marketing strategy for each of the identified segments to ensure sustainable business. Finally, we have proposed a new approach to calculating the hostel overall rating based on attribute importance, which shows much better discriminatory power compared to the traditional average-based approach.
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Hamid, Walid Abdul, Til Wykes, and Stephen Stansfeld. "The Social Disablement of Men in Hostels for Homeless People." British Journal of Psychiatry 166, no. 6 (June 1995): 806–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.166.6.806.
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BackgroundStudies of mental health problems of homeless people have used diagnosis as the sole measure of these problems. In this study, the feasibility and reliability of measuring social disablement in the psychiatric assessment of homeless people was investigated.MethodA random sample of 101 homeless men living in four long-stay hostels was assessed for their social disablement by the Social Behaviour Schedule (SBS). The prevalence of SBS problems in these men and the interobserver reliability were assessed.ResultsThe results show that the SBS is a reliable screening instrument which is relatively easy to use. The most frequent SBS problems were ‘Other problems’, ‘Hostility’ and ‘Depression’. Less than 10% of the hostel sample had disablement items similar to those of patients in long-stay wards.ConclusionsThe SBS is a useful and reliable tool in the psychiatric assessment of men in hostels for the homeless.
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Lima, Rita, and Paula Vicente. "A qualidade do serviço como determinante da satisfação dos turistas nos hostels de Lisboa." Revista de Gestão dos Países de Língua Portuguesa 15, no. 3 (September 20, 2016): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.12660/rgplp.v15n3.2016.78398.
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O setor dos hostels em Portugal tem registado um crescimento significativo, potenciado quer pelo crescimento do turismo low-cost quer pelo reconhecimento internacional da qualidade do serviço oferecido. Este crescimento tem, no entanto, acontecido sem o acompanhamento de investigação que ajude a compreender o setor e a perspetivar a sua evolução. Este artigo pretende ser um contributo nesta área, avaliando o efeito da qualidade do serviço na satisfação dos hóspedes de um hostel. Os resultados baseiam-se em dados recolhidos em 2014 junto de uma amostra de hóspedes em 14 hostels de Lisboa. Testou-se o efeito das dimensões localização, ambiência e design, preço, equipamentos, staff, segurança e limpeza. Os resultados do modelo de regressão linear múltipla revelaram uma importância acentuada das dimensões staff (competência, simpatia e disponibilidade), limpeza (dos espaços comuns e privados) e preço.
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Oliveira, Rodrigo Ribeiro de, Taymara Ingrid Leonardi, Dennis Minoru Fujita, Miguel Shiniti Aguena, Camilla Tiharu Oshima, and Iurii Ayratovich Farkhitov. "Atendimento bilíngue nos hostels da cidade de São Paulo." Research, Society and Development 9, no. 7 (April 27, 2020): e49973560. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i7.3560.
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O aumento do turismo estrangeiro que ocorre na cidade de São Paulo reflete na diversificação dos inumeros meios de hospedagem. O hostel apresenta-se como opção turística econômica e que atende, principalmente, a uma parcela jovem dos turistas estrangeiros. Dessa forma, para se atender com melhores condições os hóspedes que visitam as localidades, deve-se estabelecer uma comunicação eficaz e satisfatória. O propõe um estudo do atendimento bilíngue em hostels. O método da pesquisa caracteriza-se como um estudo qualitativo. As abordagens utilizadas foram: exploratória, no intuito de levantar informações em documentos oficiais, e descritiva, com o objetivo de traçar um panorama atual dos hostels da cidade. O trabalho iniciou-se com a busca por hostels melhores avaliações, a partir de consultas nos quatro sites de hospedagens mais populares no país. A pesquisa foi realizada no mês de agosto de 2019. Dentro desse período, seis estabelecimentos participaram do estudo. Os resultados apontam que os hostels se consideram preparados para atender a esse público. Por fim, observa-se que um bom atendimento e comunicação visual bilíngue pode proporcionar acessibilidade na cidade e acarretar em maior número de turistas internacionais que buscam por um ambiente harmonioso e experiências interpessoais, o que promove trocas culturais, assim como incentivo para a cidade se tornar cada vez mais acessível a todos os povos.
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Rafiq, Sadaf, Abid Iqbal, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Asif Naveed, and Shakeel Ahmad Khan. "Everyday Life Information Seeking Patterns of Resident Female University Students in Pakistan." Sustainability 13, no. 7 (April 1, 2021): 3884. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13073884.
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Purpose: Everyday life information seeking (ELIS) is essential for the mastery of life and plays a central role in the daily problem-solving activities of all human beings. This study aimed to investigate the everyday life information seeking of female university students residing at hostels in Lahore, Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative research approach using a survey method was adopted to identify the dimensions of ELIS and to fill the paucity of research on the topic. Two-hundred and forty-eight female students living in various university and private hostels in Lahore, Pakistan, were surveyed, and the collected data was analyzed using Statistics Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Findings: Results of the study revealed that hostel living expanded the social circle of students, as it offered exposure to diverse multicultural social groups. Female students living in hostels required information related to their academic needs, safety concerns, social life, and self-help issues. They relied mainly on mobiles phones, the internet, social media, and inter-personal relationships for everyday information. Cultural differences, natural hesitation, language barriers, time concerns, and difficulty in identifying reliable information were the primary obstacles in meeting everyday life information needs. Originality/value: The findings of this study can be used as a premise for developing interventions and information services for female students that allow them to live comfortably in a safe environment in hostels and achieve their educational goals. The study results may also provide useful insights for university administrations to establish libraries in hostels to better cater to their female residents’ information needs.
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Faísca, Hugo Miguel de Brito Silva Moreira, and Leandro Pereira. "How to Shape a Business Service to Its Customers' Exact Needs." International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations 5, no. 4 (October 2015): 62–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijkbo.2015100104.
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The present business plan intents to analyze the financial attractiveness of creating a Hostel within Lisbon and targeting a service proportionate to guests' needs. That is, a service design based in the importance customers attribute to each offer. As observed, the market at Lisbon reflects a very competitive field where Hostels provide high quality services for low prices. During the low season (October-April), money is lost due to low occupancy rates. Nevertheless, profit resulting from the high season (May-September) is enough to null the negative results of the low season and still present a positive result at the end of the year. Financially, the evaluation outputs a NPV of 42 726€, IRR of 25.64% and Payback period of three years and four months. With vital indicators pointing towards a profitable business, the conclusion is that, based on the analysis performed, such a Hostel is financially viable.
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Hogg, Lorna I., and Max Marshall. "Can we measure need in the homeless mentally ill? Using the MRC Needs for Care Assessment in hostels for the homeless." Psychological Medicine 22, no. 4 (November 1992): 1027–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700038599.
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SynopsisHostels for the homeless contain many who are disabled by chronic mental illness but have little access to rehabilitation services. One approach to solving this problem might be to measure the needs of hostel residents in a standardized way and use this information as a basis for planning interventions. This study attempted to use the MRC Needs for Care Assessment Schedule to measure the needs of 46 mentally ill residents of Oxford hostels. It aimed to determine if a standardized assessment could be used in these difficult settings and if the needs it identified could form a useful basis for planning future interventions. Although it was possible to use the schedule, and although the pattern of need identified appeared broadly to reflect conditions in the hostels, it was not felt that the information produced was of sufficient quality to assist in planning services. The authors postulate that underlying this deficiency is the failure of the schedule to take sufficient account of the views of staff and residents.
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Hudson, Briony F., Caroline Shulman, Peter Kennedy, Niamh Brophy, and Patrick Stone. "25 Evidence based training for hostel staff around supporting homeless people with deteriorating health." BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 8, no. 3 (September 2018): 369.1–369. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-mariecurie.25.
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IntroductionMany people experiencing homelessness remain in homeless hostels as their health deteriorates due to lack of alternative places of care (Shulman et al. 2017). Palliative care services are rarely involved and hostel staff face significant emotional and practical difficulties (Hudson et al. 2017). We developed evidence-based training for hostel staff around supporting residents with deteriorating health.AimsTo pilot and evaluate the impact of training.MethodsMixed methods pre-and-post training evaluation. Knowledge of palliative care confidence in and openness to supporting residents with deteriorating health and work-related stress were assessed at baseline and immediately post-training using a novel questionnaire. Following training group discussions were facilitated and participants identified team goals for implementation. Additional focus groups were held after three months.ResultsAll staff from two hostels attended 87% completed the course (n=21). Modest improvements in knowledge confidence openness and work-related stress were observed. Participants particularly valued the inclusion of strategies for identifying and addressing their emotional needs. At three months team goals were partially met. Identification and recognition of palliative care needs had improved. However the recovery focused ethos of hostels and significant staff turnover limited change. Systems designed to monitor ‘recovery’ did not accommodate or encourage a person-centred approach for people with deteriorating health.ConclusionsTraining in isolation is not enough for system change. Recommendations include embedding ongoing training into routine practice identifying champions to promote multidisciplinary working and incorporating flexibility in outcome measures to reflect complexity in person-centred care including where recovery may not be realistic.References. Hudson BF, Shulman C, Low J, Hewett N, Daley J, Davis S, Brophy N, Howard D, Vivat B, Kennedy P, Stone P. Challenges to discussing palliative care with people who are homeless: A qualitative study. BMJ Open2017;7:e017502. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017502. Shulman C, Hudson BF, Low J, Hewett N, Daley J, Kennedy P, et al. Homelessness at the end of life: A qualitative analysis of the barriers in providing palliative care for people who are homeless. Palliative Medicine2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216317717101
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Gupta, Medha, and Shipra Gupta. "Dietary Practices, Lifestyle Patterns and Nutritional Status of Emerging Male Adults in Different Living Arrangements." Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal 5, no. 3 (December 10, 2017): 320–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/crnfsj.5.3.17.
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Emerging adulthood is a unique developmental period when many individuals are attending college, and their autonomy and self-sufficiency are increasing. Enrolment to higher education impacts the living arrangements of emerging adults contributing to a high-risk time for adverse health behaviours. The present study determined and compared the dietary practices, lifestyle patterns and nutritional status of emerging male adults (18-25 years) in different living arrangements. A total of 75 emerging males; 25 each living at home, in on-campus hostels, and in off-campus rented accommodations constituted the study sample. Data were gathered from the participants using an interview-cum-questionnaire schedule and a two day 24 hour diet recall method. Anthropometric measurements were also recorded. Findings revealed that higher percentage of participants living in hostels participated in outdoor games frequently, had regular meals and better mean nutrient intake as compared to participants living at home or in rented accommodations. A significant difference among the three groups was observed for the mean intake of energy, protein, carbohydrate, calcium, and riboflavin. Higher percentages of participants living at home and in rented accommodations were classified as overweight or obese as compared to those living in hostels, though the difference was not statistically significant. It could be concluded that living in hostels under some adult supervision in the form of hostel authorities provided the much needed independence as well as control in the correct dose to the emerging adults, to become responsible adults and develop healthy dietary and lifestyle practices.
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Dimmala, Chandrashekharvaraprasadrao, and Kalyanchakravarthy Burra. "A study on nutritional status and environmental conditions of school children residing in social welfare hostels in urban area of a South Indian city." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 6, no. 9 (August 27, 2019): 3694. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20193584.
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Background: Nutrition plays a vital role, as inadequate nutrition during childhood may lead to malnutrition, growth retardation, reduced work capacity and poor mental and social development. The school age period is nutritionally significant so this study aims is to evaluate the present scenario of nutritional status and environmental conditions of schedule caste school children residing in social welfare hostels.Methods: A community-based cross sectional study was taken up in 9 social welfare hostels in urban Vijayawada city. 312 students were studied in a period of one year, from October 2012 to October 2013. Nutritional status of children was assessed by anthropometric measurements viz BMI, Hb levels. Environmental conditions of the hostel were assessed after thorough inspection of all the environmental conditions. Data was analysed using SPSSv20.Results: Prevalence of underweight was more in boys compared to girls with (27.9%) of boys with grade III thiness as compared to (11.50%) of girls and overall prevalence of underweight of 39.1% in boys as compared to 31.1% girls. Overall prevalence of anaemia was found out to be 97.7% with girls 53.5% and 44.2% in boys. Overcrowding is seen in all the hostels studied. All the rooms are adequately ventilated, and lighting was adequate. Sanitation is found to be satisfactory.Conclusions: This study found out that prevalence of anaemia (97.7%) and malnourishment was high in majority of school children in social welfare hostels.
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Ferguson, B., and Ruth Dixon. "Psychiatric clinics in homeless hostels – your flexible friend." Psychiatric Bulletin 16, no. 11 (November 1992): 683–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.16.11.683.
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The increasing awareness that serious mental disorder is common among men residing in homeless hostels has acted as a fillip towards providing new services for this disadvantaged group. Conventional psychiatry frequently fails to meet their needs, not least because of the formality and inaccessibility of the contact. Detailed psychiatric history taking, for example, is often perceived as a barrier to communication with no intrinsic benefit for the homeless. Indeed psychiatrists often appear distant to hostel staff. The Salvation Army have gone so far as to suggest to the House of Commons Social Services Committee that community psychiatric nurses are effective because of their ability to mediate with consultant psychiatrists.
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Hosten, Norbert, Norbert Bornfeld, Ralf Wassmuth, Anne-Jön Lemke, Bernhard Sander, Nikos E. Bechrakis, and Roland Felix. "Dr Hosten and colleagues respond." Radiology 204, no. 3 (September 1997): 875. http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/radiology.204.3.875-a.
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Wozner, Yochanan, and Bilha Arad-Davidson. "Community Hostels." Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 20, no. 3-4 (March 18, 1994): 37–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j076v20n03_03.
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