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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, Timothee Wuillemin, Dan Adler, Yves Jackson   +3 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, Tomislav Svoboda, Irene Armstrong, Gregory J Tyrrell, Anna Miranda, Karen Green, Donald Low, Allison McGeer, Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network   +8 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, AJ Tarzian, AM Cheung, B Nyatanga, B Thomas, BE Rae, BF Hudson, Bridget Candy, Briony F. Hudson, C Cipkar, C Shulman, Caroline Shulman, D Finfgeld-Connett, E Ko, E Ko, EJ Stringfellow, J MacWilliams, J Song, J Song, J Song, J Song, J Thomas, JR Hibbs, Kate Flemming, L Huynh, N Ahmed, N Hewett, NP Roos, P Kennedy, R Campbell, R Collier, R McNeil, R McNeil, R McNeil, R McNeil, R McNeil, S Davis, S Dorney-Smith, S Fazel, S Hawker, SM Barrow, SW Hwang, T Podymow, WA Webb, Y Krakowsky, Y Krakowsky   +45 more
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Making Meaning Together: An Exploratory Study of Therapeutic Conversation Between Helping Professionals and Homeless Shelter Residents [PDF]

, 2014
This exploratory study examined the nature of therapeutic conversation between helping professionals and homeless persons as an intervention to optimize health.
Rutherford, Gayle E., Sarafincian, Kristina N. (Ahosaari), Walsh, Christine A.   +2 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, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva, Rossini Freire de Araújo, Rôseane Ferreira da Silva, Géssica Thais de Sousa Nascimento, Thays Domingos de Brito Rodrigues, Maria Amanda Pereira Leite   +6 more
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The prevalence of mental disorders among homeless people in high-income countries: An updated systematic review and meta-regression analysis.

PLoS Medicine, 2021
BackgroundHomelessness continues to be a pressing public health concern in many countries, and mental disorders in homeless persons contribute to their high rates of morbidity and mortality. Many primary studies have estimated prevalence rates for mental
Stefan Gutwinski, Stefanie Schreiter, Karl Deutscher, Seena Fazel   +3 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, Charsey Cole-Porse, Anne Kjemtrup, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Michael Y. Kosoy   +4 more
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Mental disorders and the use of primary health care services among homeless shelter users in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Homelessness is associated with increased morbidity, mortality and health care use. The aim of this study was to examine the role of mental disorders in relation to the use of 1) daytime primary health care services and 2) after hours primary
Eriksson, Johan G., Erkkila, Elisabet, Haaramo, Peija, Marola, Niko, Nousiainen, Kirsi, Stenius-Ayoade, Agnes, Wahlbeck, Kristian   +6 more
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Funeral for a Homeless Vagrant? Religious and Social Margins

Religions, 2021
A “homeless vagrant” was the term used by Protestant clergy of the first half of the twentieth century for a man without name, family or history who died on the street.
Lucy Bregman
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Left Behind: How Difficulties with Transportation are a Roadblock to Self-Sufficiency [PDF]

, 2006
The Transportation Task Force, a project of the Homeless Alliance of Western New York, completed a transportation needs assessment among homeless and very low-income persons at sites around Erie County.
Homeless Alliance of Western New York
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