Background The health concerns that spur care-seeking in emergency departments (EDs)
among homeless populations are not well described. The Veterans Affairs (VA) …

Efforts are underway to understand recent increases in emergency department (ED) use and
to offer case management to those patients identified as high utilizers. Homeless Veterans …

Despite national concern about homeless veterans, there has been little examination of their
use of emergency department (ED) services. This study examines factors related to the use …

Background and Objectives The first aim of this study was to compare self‐reported causes
of homelessness between veterans and nonveterans. A second aim examined whether …

Objectives. We examined the proportion of homeless veterans among users of Veterans
Affairs (VA) emergency departments (EDs) and compared sociodemographic and clinical …

Objectives To our knowledge, there has been limited description of emergency department
(ED) visits involving homeless patients over the last decade. Our study aims to analyze US …

Research on veterans experiencing homelessness is predominantly focused on the US
Department of Veterans Affairs setting, despite the fact that substantial numbers receive …

Methods In this retrospective cohort study we used the Nationwide Emergency Department
Sample (NEDS) to investigate comorbidities and ED utilization patterns relating to 23 injury …

Background National surveys of homeless veterans have been conducted for over a
decade, but there has been no examination of changes in the needs of homeless veterans …

Homeless people are more likely than members of the general public to use emergency
department (ED) services. Compared with the general population, homeless individuals are …