Predictors and consequences of homelessness in whole-population observational studies that used administrative data: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Homelessness is a complex societal and public health challenge. Limited information exists about the population-level health and social care-related predictors and consequences of persons with lived experience of homelessness (PEH). Studies that focus on population subgroups or ad hoc questionnaires to gather data are of relatively limited generalisability to whole-population health surveillance and planning. The aim of this study was to find and synthesise information about the risk factors for, and consequences of, experiencing homelessness in whole-population studies that used routine administrative data.

Method

We performed a systematic search using EMBASE, MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Psy

SUBMITTER: Mitchell E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463451 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature