Perspectives of homeless service providers on their work, their clients, and the healthcare system.
PLoS ONE, 2022 PurposeTo describe the perspectives of homeless service providers who work for Chicago organizations that primarily serve persons experiencing homelessness.MethodsA qualitative, cross-sectional study of Chicago homeless service providers (n = 17 ...
Cindy Wu Qian, Joshua Hauser
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2006 Background Comorbid psychiatric illness can undermine outcomes among homeless persons undergoing addiction treatment, and psychiatric specialty care is not always readily available.
Kertesz Stefan G +4 more
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Screening for tuberculosis in an urban shelter for homeless in Switzerland: a prospective study
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background Whereas high risk groups such as asylum seekers are systematically screened for active tuberculosis (TB) upon entry in Switzerland, this strategy does not apply to homeless persons despite a reported high risk.
Jean-Paul Janssens +3 more
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Challenges to access and provision of palliative care for people who are homeless : a systematic review of qualitative research [PDF]
, 2016 Background: People who are homeless or vulnerably housed are a marginalized group who often experience high rates of morbidity and die young as a result of complex problems. Access to health care and support can be challenging, with access to palliative
A Tong +45 more
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Risk Factors for Human Lice and Bartonellosis among the Homeless, San Francisco, California, USA
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 Homeless persons in San Francisco, California, USA, have been shown to have head and body lice infestations and Bartonella quintana infections. We surveyed a self-selected population of homeless persons in San Francisco to assess infestations of head and
Denise L. Bonilla +4 more
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Population-based surveillance for invasive pneumococcal disease in homeless adults in Toronto. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 BACKGROUND: Identification of high-risk populations for serious infection due to S. pneumoniae will permit appropriately targeted prevention programs. METHODS: We conducted prospective, population-based surveillance for invasive pneumococcal disease and ...
Agron Plevneshi +8 more
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Attacking the public health crisis of hepatocellular carcinoma at its roots
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract As the third most common cause of cancer‐related death worldwide with significant mortality rates in the United States, hepatocellular carcinoma has strong association with cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) with a growing at‐risk population from the rise in chronic liver disease from alcohol use and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Hannah M. Lee +3 more
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Creating Hope Through Employment for People Who are Homeless or in Transitional Housing [PDF]
, 2005 [Excerpt] Persons with significant disabilities, especially those with problems relating to mental illness and/or substance abuse, face numerous challenges in securing employment.
Marrone, Joe
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Making Meaning Together: An Exploratory Study of Therapeutic Conversation between Helping Professionals and Homeless Shelter Residents [PDF]
, 2010 This exploratory study examined the nature of therapeutic conversation between helping professionals and homeless persons as an intervention to optimize health.
Rutherford, Gayle E. +3 more
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Common mental disorders and resilience in homeless persons [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2019 Objective: To identify common mental disorders and resilience in homeless persons. Method: Cross-sectional study with 49 homeless persons, assisted in the Casa da Acolhida Adulta and the Specialized Reference Center in a municipality in the Northeast of
Anna Cláudia Freire de Araújo Patrício +6 more
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