Housing status, medical care, and health outcomes among people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review
Background. Accumulating evidence suggests responses to HIV that combine individual-
level interventions with those that address structural or contextual factors that influence risks …
level interventions with those that address structural or contextual factors that influence risks …
Public health and public order outcomes associated with supervised drug consumption facilities: a systematic review
MC Kennedy, M Karamouzian, T Kerr - Current Hiv/aids Reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Supervised drug consumption facilities (SCFs) have
increasingly been implemented in response to public health and public order concerns …
increasingly been implemented in response to public health and public order concerns …
Frequency of health‐care utilization by adults who use illicit drugs: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Aims To summarize evidence on the frequency and predictors of health‐care utilization
among people who use illicit drugs. Design Systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and …
among people who use illicit drugs. Design Systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and …
Hospitals as a 'risk environment': an ethno-epidemiological study of voluntary and involuntary discharge from hospital against medical advice among people who …
R McNeil, W Small, E Wood, T Kerr - Social science & medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
People who inject drugs (PWID) experience high levels of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C (HCV)
infection that, together with injection-related complications such as non-fatal overdose and …
infection that, together with injection-related complications such as non-fatal overdose and …
“Maybe if I stop the drugs, then maybe they'd care?”—hospital care experiences of people who use drugs
Background Drug use is associated with increased morbidity and mortality but people who
use drugs experience significant barriers to care. Data are needed about the care …
use drugs experience significant barriers to care. Data are needed about the care …
Advancing patient‐centered care for structurally vulnerable drug‐using populations: a qualitative study of the perspectives of people who use drugs regarding the …
Aims To explore the perspectives of structurally vulnerable people who use drugs (PWUD)
regarding:(1) the potential integration of harm reduction interventions (eg supervised drug …
regarding:(1) the potential integration of harm reduction interventions (eg supervised drug …
[HTML][HTML] “Maybe if I stop the drugs, then maybe they'd care?”—hospital care experiences of people who use drugs
Background Drug use is associated with increased morbidity and mortality but people who
use drugs experience significant barriers to care. Data are needed about the care …
use drugs experience significant barriers to care. Data are needed about the care …
Factors associated with leaving hospital against medical advice among people who use illicit drugs in Vancouver, Canada
Background Leaving hospital against medical advice (AMA) is common among people who
use illicit drugs (PWUD) and is associated with severe health-related harms and costs …
use illicit drugs (PWUD) and is associated with severe health-related harms and costs …
A cohort study examining emergency department visits and hospital admissions among people who use drugs in Ottawa, Canada
CE Kendall, LM Boucher, AE Mark, A Martin… - Harm Reduction …, 2017 - Springer
Background The health of people who use drugs (PWUD) is characterized by multimorbidity
and chronicity of health conditions, necessitating an understanding of their health care …
and chronicity of health conditions, necessitating an understanding of their health care …
Predictors of frequent emergency room visits among a homeless population
K Thakarar, JR Morgan, JM Gaeta, C Hohl… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Homelessness, HIV, and substance use are interwoven problems. Furthermore,
homeless individuals are frequent users of emergency services. The main purpose of this …
homeless individuals are frequent users of emergency services. The main purpose of this …