Attending to the Mental Health of People Who Are Homeless by Mobile Telephone Follow-Up: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than 20% of the world's population has no decent or suitable home. People who are homeless have more health problems than the rest of the population, especially mental health-type problems. The main objective of this study was to identify follow-up interventions by using mobile telephones to improve the mental health of people who are homeless and to analyze their efficiency.

Methods

To do so, a systematic review was carried out in the Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Ebscohost, and PsyInfo databases.

Results

Studies conclude that mobile phone use is a suitable means to improve adherence to medication and the mental health of the homeless. However, significant attempts to demonstrate health benefits by means of reliable and valid instruments that supple

SUBMITTER: Jimenez-Lerida C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10297853 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature