Homeless persons' experiences of health‐and social care: A systematic integrative review

P Omerov, ÅG Craftman, E Mattsson… - Health & social care in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Homelessness is associated with high risks of morbidity and premature death. Many
interventions aimed to improve physical and mental health exist, but do not reach the …

Effectiveness of emergency department based interventions for frequent users with mental health issues: A systematic review

M Gabet, B Armoon, X Meng, MJ Fleury - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Frequent emergency department (ED) users with mental health issues are particularly
vulnerable patients, who often receive insufficient or inadequate outpatient care. This …

Concurrent heat and air pollution exposures among people experiencing homelessness

Z Van Tol, JK Vanos, A Middel… - Environmental health …, 2024 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Extreme heat and air pollution are important human health concerns; exposure
can affect mental and physical well-being, particularly during periods of co-occurrence. Yet …

Machine learning to improve frequent emergency department use prediction: a retrospective cohort study

YM Chiu, J Courteau, I Dufour, A Vanasse, C Hudon - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Frequent emergency department use is associated with many adverse events, such as
increased risk for hospitalization and mortality. Frequent users have complex needs and …

Costs of services for homeless people with mental illness in 5 Canadian cities: a large prospective follow-up study

EA Latimer, D Rabouin, Z Cao, A Ly… - … Open Access Journal, 2017 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Limited evidence on the costs of homelessness in Canada is available. We
estimated the average annual costs, in total and by cost category, that homeless people with …

Homelessness as a public mental health and social problem: New knowledge and solutions.

J Tsai, T O'Toole, LK Kearney - Psychological services, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Homelessness is a major public health problem that has received considerable attention
from clinicians, researchers, administrators, and policymakers in recent years. In 2016 …

Findings of a national dataset analysis on the visits of homeless patients to US emergency departments during 2005-2015

K Lombardi, JM Pines, M Mazer-Amirshahi… - Public Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives To our knowledge, there has been limited description of emergency department
(ED) visits involving homeless patients over the last decade. Our study aims to analyze US …

Differential associations of homelessness with emergency department visits and hospitalizations by race, ethnicity, and gender

D Yue, N Pourat, EA Essien, X Chen… - Health Services …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the differential associations of homelessness with emergency
department (ED) visits and hospitalizations by race, ethnicity, and gender. Data Sources …

Nurse‐led primary health care for homeless men: a multimethods descriptive study

MA Roche, C Duffield, J Smith, D Kelly… - International nursing …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To explore the primary healthcare needs and health service use of homeless men in
inner Sydney. Background People experiencing homelessness have greater health needs …

Characteristics of frequent emergency department users in British Columbia, Canada: a retrospective analysis

J Moe, F O'Sullivan, MJ McGregor, MJ Schull… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Frequent emergency department users disproportionately account for rising
health care costs. We aimed to characterize frequent emergency department users in British …