TY - JOUR
T1 - Homelessness, health status and emergency department use
T2 - An integrated review of the literature
AU - Moore, Gaye
AU - Gerdtz, Marie
AU - Manias, Elizabeth
N1 - Funding Information:
Financial support was provided through the Australian Research Council Linkage Project Scheme, project number: LP0453587. Financial support was also provided by St Vincent's Health.
Funding Information:
I would like to acknowledge St Vincent's Health, The University of Melbourne and the Australian Research Council for their financial and organisational support making this study possible. I would also like to thank Dr. Andrew Dent, Director of Emergency, St Vincent's Hospital, who has given expert clinical supervision for this project.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Background: Homeless people have complex health care needs, and they have difficulty accessing and utilising health services appropriately. These factors are associated with living in poverty, and in particular, residing in poor quality transient housing. Due to the complexity of their social disadvantage a flexible and timely response is required by emergency departments that extend beyond the traditional models of health care. The purpose of this integrated literature review was to identify the key risk factors that impact on the health service utilisation of people who experience homelessness. Methods: The review of literature extended from 1980 to 2005, examining peer review journal articles as well as unpublished community and hospital based reports. Results: The risk factors identified included: mental illness, drug misuse, violence, social isolation, dual diagnosis, cognitive impairment and chronic illness. Conclusions: Social isolation and poverty impact on health status and the way health services are utilised. There is a need for early recognition and referral to appropriate services for this at risk population. Crown
AB - Background: Homeless people have complex health care needs, and they have difficulty accessing and utilising health services appropriately. These factors are associated with living in poverty, and in particular, residing in poor quality transient housing. Due to the complexity of their social disadvantage a flexible and timely response is required by emergency departments that extend beyond the traditional models of health care. The purpose of this integrated literature review was to identify the key risk factors that impact on the health service utilisation of people who experience homelessness. Methods: The review of literature extended from 1980 to 2005, examining peer review journal articles as well as unpublished community and hospital based reports. Results: The risk factors identified included: mental illness, drug misuse, violence, social isolation, dual diagnosis, cognitive impairment and chronic illness. Conclusions: Social isolation and poverty impact on health status and the way health services are utilised. There is a need for early recognition and referral to appropriate services for this at risk population. Crown
KW - Emergency department
KW - Homeless
KW - Policy
KW - Poverty
KW - Re-presentation
KW - Risk assessment tool
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U2 - 10.1016/j.aenj.2007.07.003
DO - 10.1016/j.aenj.2007.07.003
M3 - Review Article
AN - SCOPUS:36549036752
SN - 1574-6267
VL - 10
SP - 178
EP - 185
JO - Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
JF - Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
IS - 4
ER -