Health interventions for people who are homeless

SW Hwang, T Burns - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Homelessness has serious implications for the health of individuals and populations.
Primary health-care programmes specifically tailored to homeless individuals might be more …

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 …

Health care for homeless people

M Liu, SW Hwang - Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2021 - nature.com
A growing and diversifying homeless population faces tremendous social burdens and
structural barriers to health care that contribute to high morbidity and mortality. Health care …

The impact of interventions for youth experiencing homelessness on housing, mental health, substance use, and family cohesion: a systematic review

JZ Wang, S Mott, O Magwood, C Mathew, A Mclellan… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Youth often experience unique pathways into homelessness, such as family
conflict, child abuse and neglect. Most research has focused on adult homeless populations …

Perspectives on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) utilization and related intervention needs among people who inject drugs

KB Biello, AR Bazzi, MJ Mimiaga, DL Biancarelli… - Harm reduction …, 2018 - Springer
Background Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is clinically efficacious and
recommended for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs (PWID), but uptake …

Low barrier tele-buprenorphine in the time of COVID-19: a case report

M Harris, S Johnson, S Mackin, R Saitz… - Journal of Addiction …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: To reduce the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many
substance use disorder treatment programs have transitioned to telemedicine. Emergency …

Improving health care management in primary care for homeless people: a literature review

M Jego, J Abcaya, DE Ștefan… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: Homeless people have poorer health status than the general population. They
need complex care management, because of associated medical troubles (somatic and …

What constitutes effective problematic substance use treatment from the perspective of people who are homeless? A systematic review and meta-ethnography

H Carver, N Ring, J Miler, T Parkes - Harm Reduction Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background People experiencing homelessness have higher rates of problematic
substance use but difficulty engaging with treatment services. There is limited evidence …

The effectiveness of case management interventions for the homeless, vulnerably housed and persons with lived experience: A systematic review

D Ponka, E Agbata, C Kendall, V Stergiopoulos… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Individuals who are homeless or vulnerably housed are at an increased risk for
mental illness, other morbidities and premature death. Standard case management …

What treatment and services are effective for people who are homeless and use drugs? A systematic 'review of reviews'

JA Miler, H Carver, W Masterton, T Parkes, M Maden… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background People who experience homelessness and those vulnerably housed
experience disproportionately high rates of drug use and associated harms, yet barriers to …