نتایج جستجو برای: homeless people
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A growing and diversifying homeless population faces tremendous social burdens structural barriers to health care that contribute high morbidity mortality. Health for people must address intersecting challenges through a combination of health-related interventions. Homeless face Here, the authors discuss collaborations between systems services are needed improve well-being in this population.
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of latent TB infection (LTBI) and active TB among homeless in Seoul metropolitan city, South Korea, and to compare the TB burden among homeless people with that of a control group. METHODS The homeless participants were recruited from five sites between October 30, 2009 and April 12, 2010. LTBI was diagnosed through the Qua...
BACKGROUND Research on interventions to positively impact health and housing status of people who are homeless has received substantially increased attention over the past 5 years. This rapid review examines recent evidence regarding interventions that have been shown to improve the health of homeless people, with particular focus on the effect of these interventions on housing status. METHOD...
The criminality of 100 homeless and 100 domiciled jail inmates was compared. Homeless jail inmates were significantly more likely than domiciled jail inmates to be mentally ill, to be arrested for nuisance offenses, to have more extensive criminal histories, and to have prior arrests for use of weapons, drugs, and alcohol. Suggestions for processing homeless offenders are given. Homeless people...
We investigated the visual acuity of homeless people in Toronto and assessed the relationship of visual acuity to several determinants of health including age, education, attitudes and length of time in the homeless state. An interview questionnaire and a best-corrected near and distant visual acuity exam were conducted in a population of homeless men who were residing at the Good Shepherd Cent...
OBJECTIVES To investigate mortality among users of hostels for homeless people in Copenhagen, and to identify predictors of death such as conditions during upbringing, mental illness, and misuse of alcohol and drugs. DESIGN Register based follow up study. SETTING Two hostels for homeless people in Copenhagen, Denmark PARTICIPANTS 579 people who stayed in one hostel in Copenhagen in 1991, ...
OBJECTIVE This article presents findings from a study of the causes of homelessness among newly homeless older people in selected urban areas of the United States, England, and Australia. METHODS Interviews were conducted in each country with > or =122 older people who had become homeless during the last 2 years. Information was also collected from the subjects' key workers about the circumst...
This study examined whether students' attitudes about community health practice, attitudes toward people who are indigent and homeless, and perceived leadership skills changed after participation in a planned interdisciplinary community health experience with an urban homeless or formerly homeless population. Data were collected from medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, an...
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