ArticleJournal of health care for the poor and underserved2013
Factors associated with geriatric syndromes in older homeless adults.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence and risk factors of frailty in people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2025Pooled it
- Homelessness and health-related outcomes: an umbrella review of observational studies and randomized controlled trials.BMC medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Examining Functional Limitation Trajectories Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness Versus the General Adult Population in Los Angeles County.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Walk in our shoes: older homeless women's perceptions of the challenges of navigating streets and shelter life.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
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- Shaping the future of geriatric chronic pain care: a research agenda for progress.Pain management · 2025Article
- Digital Interventions for Older People Experiencing Homelessness: Systematic Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Multiple geriatric syndromes in community-dwelling older adults in China.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Morbidity and Length of Stay After Injury Among People Experiencing Homelessness in North America.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Sex Differences in the Prevalence of Geriatric Syndromes Among Older People Living with HIV Attending an Urban Outpatient Clinic in Kampala, Uganda.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- An Australian aged care home for people subject to homelessness: health, wellbeing and cost-benefit.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Accelerated aging in people experiencing homelessness: A rapid review of frailty prevalence and determinants.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Aging in the Right Place for Older Adults Experiencing Housing Insecurity: An Environmental Assessment of Temporary Housing Program.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Associations between drug and alcohol use, smoking, and frailty among people with HIV across the United States in the current era of antiretroviral treatment.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- Content Analysis of Health Concerns among Housing First Residents with a History of Alcohol Use Disorder.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2021Article
- Disparities in triage and management of the homeless and the elderly trauma patient.Injury epidemiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Although older homeless adults have high rates of geriatric syndromes, risk factors for these syndromes are not known. We used multivariable regression models to estimate the association of subject characteristics with the total number of geriatric syndromes in 250 homeless adults aged 50 years and older. Geriatric syndromes included falls, cognitive impairment, frailty, major depression, sensory impairment, and urinary incontinence. A higher total number of geriatric syndromes was associated with having less than a high school education, medical comorbidities (diabetes and arthritis), alcohol and drug use problems, and difficulty performing one or more activities of daily living. Clinicians who care for older homeless patients with these characteristics should consider screening them for geriatric syndromes. Moreover, this study identifies potentially modifiable risk factors associated with the total number of geriatric syndromes in older homeless adults. This knowledge may provide targets for clinical interventions to improve the health of older homeless patients.
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