SynthesisBMC public health2022
Appropriate and acceptable health assessments for people experiencing homelessness.
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- Health Deficits Among People Experiencing Homelessness in an Australian Capital City: An Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Observational
- Health Status of People Who Are and Are Not Experiencing Homelessness: Opportunities for Improvement.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Developing oral health services for people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage: a case study from Southwest England.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAppropriate and acceptable recruitment strategies and assessment tools are essential to determine the health needs for people experiencing homelessness. Based on a systematic review and known feasible community-based health assessments for people who are not homeless, a set of health assessments were trialled with people experiencing homelessness.
methodsParticipants were recruited via support agencies. They completed a health risk assessment, demographic and self-report health questionnaires, and objective assessments across 17 domains of health.
resultsFifty-three participants (43.3% female, mean age 49.1 years) consented and completed 83-96% of assessments. Consent was reversed for assessments of grip, foot sensation, body measures (11%), and walking (30%), and initially refused for stress, sleep, cognition (6%); balance, walk test (9%) and oral examination (11%). There was one adverse event. Most assessments were both appropriate and acceptable. Some required modification for the context of homelessness, in particular the K10 was over-familiar to participants resulting in memorised responses. Recruitment strategies and practices must increase trust and ensure participants feel safe.
conclusionsThis set of health assessments are appropriate and acceptable for administration with people experiencing homelessness. Outcomes of these assessments are essential to inform public and primary health service priorities to improve the health of people experiencing homelessness.
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