ReviewLancet (London, England)2014
The health of homeless people in high-income countries: descriptive epidemiology, health consequences, and clinical and policy recommendations.
Review in Lancet (London, England), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 690 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Protocol for a Feasibility Study of Narrative Exposure Therapy in Homeless Individuals With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Study on the Prevalence of Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders Among People in Precarious Situations, Extreme Exclusion and/or Wandering on Cayenne and Its Surroundings.
Who cites it
690 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,571 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mortality in people experiencing homelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of epidemiology · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of frailty in people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2025Pooled it
- Tackling Inequalities in Access to Medicines for People Experiencing Homelessness: A Meta-Ethnography and Qualitative Systematic Review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Meaningful Activity Participation in Homelessness: A Systematic Review.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2024Pooled it
- 'You can change your life through sports'-physical activity interventions to improve the health and well-being of adults experiencing homelessness: a mixed-methods systematic review.British journal of sports medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Mental and physical health morbidity among people in prisons: an umbrella review.The Lancet. Public health · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions to improve the mental health of women experiencing homelessness: A systematic review of the literature.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Daily variations and factors related to alcohol avoidance motivation and alcohol use among adults who are unhoused.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2026Trial
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- Association between housing status and mental health and substance use severity among individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring depression and/or PTSD.BMC primary care · 2025Trial
- Homelessness, Patient Navigation, and Lung Cancer Screening in a Health Center Setting: A Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Housing and Support Intervention and Mortality Among Homeless Adults With Mental Illnesses: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
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- Detection of Acute Hepatitis C Outbreaks in California Using SaTScan: Statewide Spatiotemporal Analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Beyond the sum of its parts: a scoping review on complex mental health care needs.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Review
- [Patient navigation in severe mental illness-challenges, models, and perspectives].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026Review
- PROTOCOL: Evidence and Gap Map of Studies of the Effects of Health Interventions to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses.Campbell systematic reviews · 2026Article
630 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
Abstract
In the European Union, more than 400,000 individuals are homeless on any one night and more than 600,000 are homeless in the USA. The causes of homelessness are an interaction between individual and structural factors. Individual factors include poverty, family problems, and mental health and substance misuse problems. The availability of low-cost housing is thought to be the most important structural determinant for homelessness. Homeless people have higher rates of premature mortality than the rest of the population, especially from suicide and unintentional injuries, and an increased prevalence of a range of infectious diseases, mental disorders, and substance misuse. High rates of non-communicable diseases have also been described with evidence of accelerated ageing. Although engagement with health services and adherence to treatments is often compromised, homeless people typically attend the emergency department more often than non-homeless people. We discuss several recommendations to improve the surveillance of morbidity and mortality in homeless people. Programmes focused on high-risk groups, such as individuals leaving prisons, psychiatric hospitals, and the child welfare system, and the introduction of national and state-wide plans that target homeless people are likely to improve outcomes.
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Registered trials
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