Mortality Among Unsheltered Homeless Adults in Boston, Massachusetts, 2000-2009.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous studies have shown high mortality rates among homeless people in general, but little is known about the patterns of mortality among "rough sleepers," the subgroup of unsheltered urban homeless people who avoid emergency shelters and primarily sleep outside.

Objectives

To assess the mortality rates and causes of death for a cohort of unsheltered homeless adults from Boston, Massachusetts.

Design, setting, and participants

A 10-year prospective cohort study (2000-2009) of 445 unsheltered homeless adults in Boston, Massachusetts, who were seen during daytime street and overnight van clinical visits performed by the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program's Street Team during 2000. Data used to describe the unsheltered homeless cohort and to docume

SUBMITTER: Roncarati JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142967 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature