Five-year standardised mortality ratios in a cohort of homeless people in Dublin.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To calculate standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) for a cohort of homeless people in the Dublin region over a 5-year period and to examine leading causes of death.

Setting

Homeless services reporting deaths from homeless persons in their care across the Dublin Homeless Region.

Methods

Death data among people who experience homelessness was acquired from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (2011-2015) and validated from both death certificates and records from the Dublin Coroner's Office.

Participants

Two hundred and nine deaths were recorded; of these 201 were verified (n=156 males, 77.6%). Deaths that could not be verified by certificate or coroners record were excluded from the study.

Results

SMRs were 3-10 times higher in homeless men and 6

SUBMITTER: Ivers JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6352814 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature