ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
Mortality and Cause of Death in Younger Homeless Veterans.
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- Suicidal Behaviors and Risk Taking Among Homeless Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Community mental health journal · 2023Pooled it
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- Contribution of Posttuberculosis Sequelae to Life-Years Lost from Tuberculosis Disease in the United States, 2015-2019.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2025Article
- Identifying diagnosed major chronic diseases associated with recent housing instability among aging adults: data from the 'All of Us' research program.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of Temporary Financial Assistance for Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Is the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Among U.S. Veterans Influenced by the Intersectionality of Housing Status, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Psychiatric Disorders?The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
- Temporary Financial Assistance for Housing Expenditures and Mortality and Suicide Outcomes Among US Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- Describing the characteristics and symptom profile of a group of urban patients experiencing socioeconomic inequity and receiving palliative care: a descriptive exploratory analysis.Palliative care and social practice · 2024Article
- Homelessness, Race/Ethnicity, and Cardiovascular Disease: a State‑of‑the‑Evidence Summary and Structured Review of Race/Ethnicity Reporting.Current cardiovascular risk reports · 2023Article
- Perspectives of homeless veterans living with substance use disorders (SUD) and mental illness.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Mortality by Age, Gender, and Race and Ethnicity in People Experiencing Homelessness in Boston, Massachusetts.JAMA network open · 2023Observational
- Deaths of profound despair: A retrospective cohort study of mortality among people experiencing homelessness.PloS one · 2023Article
- Health Service Access Among Homeless Veterans: Health Access Challenges Faced by Homeless African American Veterans.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Review
- Invisibility as a structural determinant: Mortality outcomes of Asians and Pacific Islanders experiencing homelessness.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Using Point-in-Time Homeless Counts to Monitor Mortality Trends Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles County, California, 2015‒2019.American journal of public health · 2021Article
- Determinants of suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among former and currently homeless individuals.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2021Article
- Homeless Shelter Characteristics and Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2020Article
- A Sector Wheel Approach to Understanding the Needs and Barriers to Services among Homeless-Experienced Veteran Families.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFMArticle
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Abstract
objectivesIncreased mortality has been documented in older homeless veterans. This retrospective study examined mortality and cause of death in a cohort of young and middle-aged homeless veterans.
methodsWe examined US Department of Veterans Affairs records on homelessness and health care for 2000-2003 and identified 23 898 homeless living veterans and 65 198 non-homeless living veterans aged 30-54. We used National Death Index records to determine survival status. We compared survival rates and causes of death for the 2 groups during a 10-year follow-up period.
resultsA greater percentage of homeless veterans (3905/23 898, 16.3%) than non-homeless veterans (4143/65 198, 6.1%) died during the follow-up period, with a hazard ratio for risk of death of 2.9. The mean age at death (52.3 years) for homeless veterans was approximately 1 year younger than that of non-homeless veterans (53.2 years). Most deaths among homeless veterans (3431/3905, 87.9%) and non-homeless veterans (3725/4143, 89.9%) were attributed to 7 cause-of-death categories in the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (cardiovascular system; neoplasm; external cause; digestive system; respiratory system; infectious disease; and endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases). Death by violence was rare but was associated with a significantly higher risk among homeless veterans than among non-homeless veterans (suicide hazard ratio = 2.7; homicide hazard ratio = 7.6).
conclusionsYounger and middle-aged homeless veterans had higher mortality rates than those of their non-homeless veteran peers. Our results indicate that homelessness substantially increases mortality risk in veterans throughout the adult age range. Health assessment would be valuable for assessing the mortality risk among homeless veterans regardless of age.
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