Periodic Assessment of Trajectories of Housing, Homelessness, and Health Study (PATHS): Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study of People Experiencing Homelessness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The past decade has seen a substantial increase in the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. The unsheltered population faces heightened health and social risks, yet research on their experiences remains limited.

Objective

This paper presents the protocol for the Periodic Assessment of Trajectories of Housing, Homelessness, and Health Study (PATHS), a longitudinal study that leverages mobile phone technology and web-based surveys to track the housing and health trajectories of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Los Angeles County.

Methods

Participants were recruited from the Los Angeles County Homeless Count Demographic Survey, an annual representative survey of the county's unsheltered population. Eligibility criteria include

SUBMITTER: Kuhn R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12447006 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature