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Novel Methods to Construct a Representative Sample for Surveying California’s Unhoused Population: The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
American Journal of Epidemiology
September 11, 2024
Existing literature on people experiencing homelessness (PEH) draws on non-representative samples from service providers, populations with comorbidities, or areas with disproportionately high sheltere...
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Association of Homelessness with Before Medically Advised Discharge After Surgery
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
September 1, 2024
Before medically advised (BMA) discharge is associated with higher rates of readmission and death in other settings. In this study, researchers used multivariable logistic regression to evaluate the a...
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Continued Homelessness and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults
JAMA Network Open
August 15, 2024
Depression is common in adults experiencing homelessness. In this cohort study, researchers examined the association between residential status and depressive symptoms in adults 50 years or older expe...
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The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Homelessness and Returns to Housing: A Qualitative Analysis From the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
July 15, 2024
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a risk factor for people experiencing homelessness. Few studies have examined the interplay between IPV, homelessness, and housing. Researchers purposefully sampled ...
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Housing Status and Acute Care Use After Cancer Diagnosis
JAMA Network Open
July 2, 2024
Homelessness is associated with poor outcomes following cancer diagnosis. In this retrospective cohort study, researchers examined the association between housing status and acute care in adult patien...
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Health Care for People Experiencing Homelessness
JAMA
June 5, 2024
People experiencing homelessness have worse mental and physical health than the general population. They also have limited access to primary care for reasons including the absence of health insurance,...
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Association of Homelessness with Before Medically Advised Discharge After Surgery
Science Direct
May 6, 2024
Before medically advised (BMA) discharge, which refers to patients leaving the hospital at their own discretion, is associated with higher rates of readmission and death in other settings. There is li...
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Morbidity and Length of Stay After Injury Among People Experiencing Homelessness in North America
February 28, 2024
Traumatic injury is a leading cause of hospitalization among people experiencing homelessness. In this retrospective cohort study of the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs (TQP) rese...
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Loneliness Among Homeless-Experienced Older Adults With Cognitive or Functional Impairments: Qualitative Findings From the HOPE HOME Study
BMC Public Health
February 22, 2024
Loneliness is often more common in older adults and those who face structural vulnerabilities, including those who experience homelessness. In the United States, 48% of single homeless adults are 50 a...
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Homelessness And Health: Factors, Evidence, Innovations That Work, And Policy Recommendations
Health Affairs
February 5, 2024
On a single night in 2023, more than 653,000 people experienced homelessness in the United States. In this overview, researchers highlight the structural and individual risk factors that lead to homel...
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Housing Status Changes Are Associated With Cancer Outcomes Among US Veterans
Health Affairs
February 5, 2024
Cancer is a leading cause of death in older unhoused adults. In this retrospective cohort study, researchers assessed whether being unhoused, gaining housing, or losing housing in the year after cance...