Determinants of Hospital Use and Physician Services Among Adults With a History of Homelessness

ABSTRACT:

Background:

People experiencing homelessness have diverse patterns of healthcare use. This study examined the distribution and determinants of healthcare encounters among adults with a history of homelessness.

Methods:

Administrative healthcare records were linked with survey data for a general cohort of adults with a history of homelessness and a cohort of homeless adults with mental illness. Binary and count models were used to identify factors associated with hospital admissions, emergency department visits and physician visits for comparison across the 2 cohorts.

Results:

During the 1-year follow-up period, a higher proportion of people in the cohort with a mental illness used any inpatient (27% vs 14%), emergency (63% vs 53%), or physician services (90% vs 7

SUBMITTER: Wiens K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9618755 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature