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ArticleBMJ open2017

Interventions by healthcare professionals to improve management of physical long-term conditions in adults who are homeless: a systematic review protocol.

Peter Hanlon, Lynsey Yeoman, Regina Esiovwa, Lauren Gibson, Andrea E Williamson, Frances S Mair, Richard Lowrie

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Article in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Health status and health behaviour of the Hungarian homeless people.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2021
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Improving Health Care Management in Primary Care for Homeless People: A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Peter HanlonGeneral Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glassgow, UK.
Lynsey YeomanGeneral Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glassgow, UK.
Regina EsiovwaPharmacy Prescribing and Support Unit, West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Centre, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.
Lauren GibsonPharmacy Prescribing and Support Unit, West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Centre, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.
Andrea E WilliamsonGeneral Practice and Primary Care, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glassgow, UK.
Frances S MairGeneral Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glassgow, UK.
Richard LowriePharmacy Prescribing and Support Unit, West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Centre, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPeople experiencing homelessness are at increased risk of, and have poorer outcomes from, a range of physical long-term conditions (LTCs). It is increasingly recognised that interventions targeting people who are homeless should be tailored to the specific needs of this population. This systematic review aims to identify, describe and appraise trials of interventions that aim to manage physical LTCs in homeless adults and are delivered by healthcare professionals. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Seven electronic databases (Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Assia, Scopus, PsycINFO and CINAHL) will be searched from 1960 (or inception) to October 2016 and supplemented by forward citation searching, handsearching of reference lists and searching grey literature. Two reviewers will independently review titles, abstract and full-texts using DistillerSR software. Inclusion criteria include (1) homeless adults with any physical LTC, (2) interventions delivered by a healthcare professional (any professional trained to provide any form of healthcare, but excluding social workers and professionals without health-related training), (3) comparison with usual care or an alternative intervention, (4) report outcomes such as healthcare usage, physical and psychological health or well-being or cost-effectiveness, (5) randomised controlled trials, non-randomised controlled trials, controlled before-after studies. Quality will be assessed using the Cochrane EPOC Risk of Bias Tool. A meta-analysis will be performed if sufficient data are identified; however, we anticipate a narrative synthesis will be performed. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This review will synthesise existing evidence for interventions delivered by healthcare professionals to manage physical LTCs in adults who are homeless. The findings will inform the development of future interventions and research aiming to improve the management of LTCs for people experiencing homelessness. Ethical approval will not be required for this systematic review as it does not contain individual patient data. We will disseminate the results of this systematic review via conference presentations, healthcare professional networks, social media and peer-reviewed publication. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO registration number: CRD42016046183.

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Ill-Housed PersonsAdultChronic DiseaseCost-Benefit AnalysisHealth PersonnelHumansLong-Term CareResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as Topicchronic diseasehomelessnesslong-term conditions

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PMID28827259
PMCPMC5629632

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