Cardiovascular disease and homelessness

TP Baggett, SS Liauw, SW Hwang - Journal of the American College of …, 2018 - jacc.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death among homeless adults, at rates
that exceed those in nonhomeless individuals. A complex set of factors contributes to this …

Use of technology to promote health and wellbeing of people who are homeless: a systematic review

V Heaslip, S Richer, B Simkhada, H Dogan… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: People who are homeless experience poorer health outcomes and challenges
accessing healthcare contribute to the experienced health inequality. There has been an …

Acceptability of technological solutions for overdose monitoring: perspectives of people who use drugs

VWL Tsang, K Papamihali, A Crabtree… - Substance …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Rising overdose deaths are a devastating problem across the United States and
Canada. Despite the availability of observed consumption sites in British Columbia (BC) …

A telehealth initiative to overcome health care barriers for people experiencing homelessness

CS Adams, MS Player, CR Berini, S Perkins… - Telemedicine and e …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
People experiencing homelessness (PEH) encounter barriers to health care, increasing
their vulnerability to illness, hospitalization, and death. Telehealth can improve access to …

[HTML][HTML] GPS mobile health intervention among people experiencing homelessness: Pre-post study

LR Moczygemba, W Thurman, K Tormey… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: People experiencing homelessness are at risk for gaps in care after an
emergency department (ED) or hospital visit, which leads to increased use, poor health …

Crossing the digital divide: a veteran affairs program to distribute video-enabled devices to patients in a supportive housing program

CM Wray, J Van Campen, J Hu, C Slightam… - JAMIA …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective Evaluate an initiative to distribute video-enabled tablets and cell phones to
individuals enrolled in Veterans Health Affairs supportive housing program during the …

Rural homelessness: Its effect on healthcare access, healthcare outcomes, mobility, and perspectives of novel technologies

A Easterday, D Driscoll… - Journal of Social Distress …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Rural homelessness is an undeniable public health issue that is understudied in the
research literature. The purpose of this study was to determine the sociodemographics …

Text messaging to increase patient engagement in a large health care for the homeless clinic: Results of a randomized pilot study

K Kershaw, L Martelly, C Stevens, DK McInnes… - Digital …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of text messaging to increase
outpatient care engagement and medication adherence in an urban homeless population in …

Advancing health equity for people experiencing homelessness using blockchain technology for identity management: a research agenda

T Mercer, A Khurshid - Journal of Health Care for the Poor and …, 2021 - muse.jhu.edu
People experiencing homelessness (PEH) are medically complex, with limited access to
health care and unmet health-related social needs. People experiencing homelessness …

Of not passing: homelessness, addiction, mental health and care during COVID-19

J Lenhard, M Margetts, E Meng - Medical Humanities, 2023 - mh.bmj.com
People experiencing homelessness in the UK were unconditionally offered housing (and
support) from the beginning of the first lockdown in March 2020. For many, that meant '(re) …