ArticleCommunity mental health journal2020
Comparing Unsheltered and Sheltered Homeless: Demographics, Health Services Use and Predictors of Health Services Use.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Predictors and consequences of homelessness in whole-population observational studies that used administrative data: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- The Interactive Care Coordination and Navigation mHealth Intervention for People Experiencing Homelessness: Cost Analysis, Exploratory Financial Cost-Benefit Analysis, and Budget Impact Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- Structural Racism and Black-White Disparities in Homelessness in the United States.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Mental Health of People Experiencing Homelessness and the Role of Hopelessness, Alcohol Use Disorder and Victimisation.Criminal behaviour and mental health : CBMH · 2025Article
- A Latent Class Analysis of Personality Traits in Adults Experiencing Homelessness.Social work research · 2025Article
- Health Care Access and Use Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness.JAMA health forum · 2025Article
- Material hardship, forced displacement, and negative health outcomes among unhoused people who use drugs in Los Angeles, California and Denver, Colorado: a latent class analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Material Hardship, Forced Displacement, and Negative Health Outcomes Among Unhoused People Who Use Drugs in Los Angeles, California and Denver, Colorado: A Latent Class Analysis.Research square · 2024Article
- Strategies to Reduce Frequent Emergency Department Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness with Mental Health Conditions: a Scoping Review.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2024Article
- Surgical risks and care trends: A cross sectional study of people experiencing homelessness presenting at a free clinic care in Miami-Dade County.Surgery in practice and science · 2024Article
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- Examining the Role of Duration and Frequency of Homelessness on Health Outcomes Among Unsheltered Young Adults.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Article
- Analysis of older adult blood pressure readings and hypertension treatment rates among the unsheltered population of Miami-Dade County.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2023Article
- Approaching the dermatologic care of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness through a volunteer street dermatology model.JAAD international · 2023Article
- Unsheltered Homelessness and Health: A Literature Review.AJPM focus · 2023Review
- Unsheltered homeless and unstably housed adults have higher levels of stress and more health risk factors than sheltered homeless adults.Journal of social distress and the homeless · 2023Article
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- Unmet health needs and barriers to health care among people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco's Mission District: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Characteristics Associated With Unsheltered Status Among Veterans.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Determinants of health care use among homeless individuals: evidence from the Hamburg survey of homeless individuals.BMC health services research · 2021Article
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Abstract
Secondary data obtained through the 2015 point-in-time homelessness count and an administrative health care utilization database was used to identify differences in demographic characteristics, health service use, and predictors of health service use among people experiencing unsheltered and sheltered homelessness. Compared to sheltered participants, unsheltered participants had higher proportions of males and Caucasians, were younger, were more likely to use any type of health service and ED services, and used significantly more of any health service and ED and outpatient services. Results also confirm that health services utilization is a complex phenomenon predicted by a variety of predisposing, enabling, and need-related factors, including mental health problems. Together, these findings demonstrate important differences between people living unsheltered and those residing in shelters and they inform local health policy and program initiatives tailored towards these homeless populations.
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