Cardiovascular disease and homelessness

TP Baggett, SS Liauw, SW Hwang - Journal of the American College of …, 2018 - jacc.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death among homeless adults, at rates
that exceed those in nonhomeless individuals. A complex set of factors contributes to this …

[HTML][HTML] Unsheltered homelessness and health: a literature review

J Richards, R Kuhn - AJPM focus, 2023 - Elsevier
Context In recent years, cities across the world have seen widespread growth in unsheltered
homelessness, in which a person sleeps in a place not meant for human habitation such as …

No digital divide? Technology use among homeless adults

H Rhoades, SL Wenzel, E Rice… - Journal of Social …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Homeless adults experience increased risk of negative health outcomes, and technology-
based interventions may provide an opportunity for improving health in this population …

Smartphone apps for psychological health: A brief state of the science review.

NE Bush, CM Armstrong, TV Hoyt - Psychological Services, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
In this brief state of the science review, we provide a synopsis of the literature on
psychological health mobile applications (apps) and discuss the impact of mobile …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile phone, computer, and internet use among older homeless adults: results from the HOPE HOME cohort study

MC Raven, LM Kaplan, M Rosenberg… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2018 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: The median age of single homeless adults is approximately 50 years. Older
homeless adults have poor social support and experience a high prevalence of chronic …

A telehealth initiative to overcome health care barriers for people experiencing homelessness

CS Adams, MS Player, CR Berini, S Perkins… - Telemedicine and e …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
People experiencing homelessness (PEH) encounter barriers to health care, increasing
their vulnerability to illness, hospitalization, and death. Telehealth can improve access to …

Retaining homeless veterans in outpatient care: a pilot study of mobile phone text message appointment reminders

DK McInnes, BA Petrakis, AL Gifford… - … journal of public …, 2014 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We examined the feasibility of using mobile phone text messaging with
homeless veterans to increase their engagement in care and reduce appointment no-shows …

[HTML][HTML] Posttraumatic stress disorder and mobile health: app investigation and scoping literature review

C Rodriguez-Paras, K Tippey, E Brown… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2017 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent mental health issue among
veterans. Access to PTSD treatment is influenced by geographic (ie, travel distance to …

US minority homeless youth's access to and use of mobile phones: Implications for mHealth intervention design

L Jennings, N Lee, D Shore… - Journal of health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Few interventions for homeless youth have leveraged the potential of mHealth technologies,
in part because of the limited data on phone behaviors, perceptions, and intervention …

Technology use, exposure to natural hazards, and being digitally invisible: Implications for policy analytics

J Longo, E Kuras, H Smith, DM Hondula… - Policy & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Policy analytics combines new data sources, such as from mobile smartphones, Internet of
Everything devices, and electronic payment cards, with new data analytics techniques for …