ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2017
The Medical Treatment of Homeless People.
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23 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Supporting street medicine through medical informatics: a manifesto on research needs.BMJ health & care informatics · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Probable Depression and Anxiety Among Homeless Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Drop-In Wound Care: Calgary's Wound Care Model Centred Around People Experiencing Homelessness.International wound journal · 2025Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for non-secure housing in inpatients of mental health hospitals: findings from a survey in North rhine - Westphalia, Germany.International journal of mental health systems · 2025Article
- Factors influencing the length of hospital stay of people experiencing homelessness.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Immunity against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella among homeless individuals in Germany - A nationwide multi-center cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Community-Based Wound Care Programs for Unhoused Individuals.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2023Review
- Medical centres for the homeless in Hamburg - consultation reasons and diagnoses compared to primary care patients in the regular health care system.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2023Article
- [Health of homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2023Review
- [Health Service Utilization by Homeless Persons: Analysis of the Role of Enabling Factors, Pain and Gender using the Gelberg-Andersen Model].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2022Article
- Chronic diseases and multi-morbidity in persons experiencing homelessness: results from a cross-sectional study conducted at three humanitarian clinics in Germany in 2020.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Diversity-sensitive measures in German hospitals - attitudes, implementation, and barriers according to administration managers.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Homelessness among psychiatric inpatients in North Rhine-Westphalia: a retrospective routine data analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Typology of Currently or Formerly Homeless Individuals Based on Their Use of Health and Social Services.Community mental health journal · 2021Article
- A retrospective analysis of the health and social situation of homeless people in Berlin: study protocol.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2021Article
- Increasing Number of Individuals Receiving Hepatitis B nucleos(t)ide Analogs Therapy in Germany, 2008-2019.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Establishing a student-run free clinic in a major city in Northern Europe: a 1-year experience from Hamburg, Germany.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2020Article
- The Effects of Obesity-Related Anthropometric Factors on Cardiovascular Risks of Homeless Adults in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Dental problems and chronic diseases in mentally ill homeless adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe homeless are often in poor health, and their risk of premature death is three to four times that of the general population. This article is intended to provide an overview of the medical care of the homeless in Germany.
methodsWe selectively reviewed pertinent scientific and non-scientific publications from the years 2000-2017 that were retrieved from PubMed, from the reports of the German Homeless Aid Society (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Wohnungslosenhilfe), from the websites of homeless aid organizations, and from Google Scholar.
resultsAt least 75% of the homeless currently suffer from a mental illness requiring treatment. Common somatic problems include respiratory (6-14%) and cardiovascular disorders (7-20%), injuries and intoxications (5-15%), and infectious and parasitic diseases (10-16%). To circumvent the multiple barriers impeding homeless people's access to standard medical care (lack of health insurance, a feeling of being unwelcome, lack of disease awareness, impaired capacity for compliance), medical help is offered to them outside the system in a number of ways, embedded in an overall scheme of social and practical assistance with daily living. These medical resources differ from region to region. They are often underfinanced and tend to focus on acute general medical care, with limited access to specialists.
conclusionMore heath care resources need to be made available to the homeless beyond standard medical care. Concrete suggestions are discussed in the text.
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