Homelessness and health-related outcomes in the Republic of Ireland: a systematic review, meta-analysis and evidence map.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To map existing research on homelessness and health in the Republic of Ireland, and to synthesize the evidence on housing-related disparities in health.

Methods

Peer-reviewed articles and conference abstracts published in English between 2012-2022 were retrieved from 11 bibliographic databases if they contained empirical data on homelessness and health in Ireland, and - in a subsequent screening stage - at least one measure of health disparity between the homeless and general populations. Reviewers extracted relative risks (RR), 95% confidence intervals (CI), and calculated pooled RR of comparable health disparities using pairwise random-effects meta-analyses.

Results

One hundred four articles contained empirical data on the health of homeless individuals residing

SUBMITTER: Ingram C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233198 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature