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         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
Comparison of Patient Experience between a Practice for Homeless Patients and Other Practices Engaged in a Patient-Centered MedicalHome Initiative.
Behl-Chadha B, Savageau JA, et al
J
 Health Care Poor Underserved
. 2017;28(3):1151-1164
Abstract

Integrating the Integrated: Merging Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT) with Housing First.
Pringle J, Grasso K, Lederer L
.
Community Ment Health J
. 2017 Feb 9.
Abstract

Permanent Patients: Hospital Discharge Planning Meets Housing Insecurity.
Herbst JL.
Hastings Cent Rep. 2017 Jan;47(1):6-7
Abstract

Hospital care and costs for homeless people.
McCormick B, White J.

Clin Med (Lond). 2016 Dec;16(6):506-510.
Abstract

Access to Diabetes Care for Populations Experiencing Homelessness: an Integrated Review.
White BM, Logan A, Magwood GS.

Curr Diab Rep
. 2016 Nov;16(11):112
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
"Walking in a maze": community providers' difficulties coordinating health care for homeless patients.
LaCoursiere Zucchero T, McDannold S, McInnes DK.

BMC Health Serv Res
. 2016 Sep 7;16:480.
Paper

Effect of the Economic Recession on Primary Care Access for the Homeless.
White BM, Jones WJ, Moran WP, Simpson KN.

J Health Care Poor Underserved
. 2016;27(3):1577-91.
Abstract

Oral Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Administration in a Homeless Population
Hernandez W, Price C, Knepper B,
 
J Infus Nurs
.
2016 Mar-Apr;39(2):81-5
Abstract

Implementing Tobacco Control Programs in Homeless Shelters: A Mixed-Methods Study.
Vijayaraghavan M, Hurst S, Pierce JP.

Health Promot Pract
. 2015 Dec 17.  
Abstract

Improving post-hospital care for people who are homeless- Community-based participatory research to community-based action
Doran KM, Greysen SR, Cunningham A, et al

Healthc
(Amst)
. 2015 Dec;3(4):238-44.
Abstract

Perceived cessation treatment effectiveness, medication preferences, and barriers to quitting among light and moderate/heavy homeless smokers.
Nguyen MA, Reitzel LR, Kendzor DE, Businelle MS.

Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2015 Jun 6.
Abstract

Development of the Primary Care Quality-Homeless (PCQ-H) Instrument: A Practical Survey of Homeless Patients' Experiences in Primary Care.
Kertesz SG, Pollio DE, Jones RN,  et al

Med Care
. 2014 Aug;52(8):734-42.
Abstract

"Step up for foot care" addressing podiatric care needs in a sample homeless population.
Chen B, Mitchell A, Tran D. et al 
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2014 May;104(3):269-76.

Abstract

Colorectal Cancer Screening Among the Homeless Population of New York City Shelter-Based Clinics.
Asgary R, Garland V, Jakubowski A, Sckell B.

Am J Public Health
. 2014 May 15
Abstract

Care of the homeless: an overview.
Maness DL, Khan M.

Am Fam Physician
. 2014 Apr 15;89(8):634-40.
Abstract

Focusing on the five A's: A comparison of homeless and housed patients' access to and use of pharmacist-provided smoking cessation treatment.
Connor SE, Scharf DM, Jonkman LJ, Herbert MI.

Res Social Adm Pharm
. 2014 Mar-Apr;10(2):369-77
Abstract

Effect of permethrin-impregnated underwear on body lice in sheltered homeless persons: a randomized controlled trial.
Benkouiten S, Drali R, Badiaga S,  et al

JAMA Dermatol
. 2014 Mar 1;150(3):273-9.

Abstract

Small financial incentives increase smoking cessation in homeless smokers: A pilot study.
Businelle MS, Kendzor DE, Kesh A,  et al
Addict Behav. 2013 Nov 27.
Abstract

Health Care for the Homeless: What We Have Learned in the Past 30 Years and What's Next.
Zlotnick C, Zerger S, Wolfe PB. et al
Am J Public Health. 2013 Oct 22
Abstract

Comparing Homeless Persons' Care Experiences in Tailored Versus Nontailored Primary Care Programs.
Kertesz SG, Holt CA, Steward JL, et al

Am J Public Health
. 2013 Oct 22

Abstract

Improving the Quality of Discharge Care for the Homeless: A Patient-centered Approach.
Greysen SR, Allen R, Rosenthal MS,  et al
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013;24(2):444-455.
Abstract

Barriers to Care and Service Needs Among Chronically Homeless Persons in a Housing First Program.
Parker RD, Albrecht HA.

Prof Case Manag
. 2012 Nov;17(6):278-284.
Abstract

Will health care reform increase access for the homeless?
Nelson R.

Am J Nurs
. 2012 Oct;112(10):19-20.
Abstract

Health care for homeless and unstably housed: overcoming barriers.
Rabiner M, Weiner A
.
Mt Sinai J Med
. 2012 Sep;79(5):586-92
Abstract

Understanding Transitions in Care from Hospital to Homeless Shelter: a Mixed-Methods, Community-Based Participatory Approach.
Greysen SR, Allen R, Lucas GI, , et al

 en Intern Med
. 2012 Jun 16.
Abstract

A Comparison of Treatment Outcomes Among Chronically Homelessness Adults Receiving
Comprehensive Housing and Health Care Services Versus Usual Local Care.
Mares AS, Rosenheck RA.

Adm Policy Ment Health
. 2011 Jan 23.
Abstract

Health Care for the Homeless: A Partnership Between a City and a School of Nursing.
Pennington K, Coast MJ, Kroh M.

J Nurs Educ
. 2010 Sep 30:1-4.
Abstract

Design and analysis of a health care clinic for homeless people using simulations.
Reynolds J, Zeng Z, Li J, Chiang SY.

Int J Health Care Qual Assur
. 2010;23(6):607-20.
Abstract

Health care access and utilization in older versus younger homeless adults.
Brown RT, Kimes RV, Guzman D, Kushel M.
 
J Health Care Poor Underserved
. 2010 Aug;21(3):1060-70
Abstract

The unmet health care needs of homeless adults: a national study.
Baggett TP, O'Connell JJ, Singer DE, Rigotti NA.

Am J Public Health
. 2010 Jul;100(7):1326-33.
Abstract

The Unmet Health Care Needs of Homeless Adults: A National Study.
Baggett TP, O'Connell JJ, Singer DE, Rigotti NA.

Am J Public Health
. 2010 May 13.
Abstract

Integrating faith and health in the care of persons experiencing homelessness using the parish
nursing faculty practice model.
Connor A, Donohue ML.
 
Fam Community Health
. 2010 Apr-Jun;33(2):123-32.
Abstract

 

      Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Disparities in health care access and utilization for individuals who are homeless
R Jones Haley, KR Woodward
(136 APHA)
Abstract

 
Skid Row demonstration project: Improving access to health care for homeless families in Skid Row
C Mondy, R Avitia
(136 APHA)
Abstract

 
Questionnaire survey of homeless patients regarding quality of life, access to care, and oral health
 behaviors

N Nathason, H Seirawan, E Kim 
(136 APHA)
Abstract

Emergency Room
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Factors Affecting Emergency Department Use by a Chronically Homeless Population.
Moore DT, Rosenheck RA
.
Psychiatr Serv
.
2016 Jul 15:a
Abstract

Frequent Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations Among Homeless People With Medicaid: Implications for Medicaid Expansion.
Lin WC, Bharel M, Zhang J, et aL;

Am J Public Health
. 2015 Oct 8:e1-e7
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Difficult behaviors in the emergency department: a cohort study of housed, homeless and alcohol dependent individuals.
Svoboda T.
PLoS One. 2015 Apr 28;10(4):e0124528
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Predictors of Frequent Emergency Room Visits among a Homeless Population.
Thakarar K, Morgan JR, Gaeta JM,  et al
PLoS One. 2015 Apr 23;10(4):e0124552.
Paper

Homeless Patients' Use of Urban Emergency Departments in the United States.
Coe AB, Moczygemba LR, Harpe SE, Gatewood SB.

J Ambul Care Manage
. 2015 January/March;38(1):48-58.
Abstract

"Rewarding and Challenging at the Same Time": Emergency Medicine Residents' Experiences Caring for Patients Who Are Homeless.
Doran KM, Curry LA, Vashi AA, et al
Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Jun;21(6):673-679.
Abstract

Housing First Is Associated with Reduced Use of Emergency Medical Services.
Mackelprang JL, Collins SE, Clifasefi SL.

Prehosp Emerg Care
.
2014 May 30. |
Abstract

The Urban Homeless: Super-users of the Emergency Department.
Ku BS, Fields JM, Santana A,  et al
Popul Health Manag. 2014 May 27
Abstract

Psychiatry and emergency medicine: medical student and physician attitudes toward homeless persons.
Morrison A, Roman B, Borges N.
Acad Psychiatry. 2012 May 1
Abstract

Factors associated with use of urban emergency departments by the U.S. homeless population.
Ku BS, Scott KC, Kertesz SG, Pitts SR.
 
Public Health Rep
. 2010 May-Jun;125(3):398-405.
Abstract


Hospitalization
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Do Official Hospitalizations Predict Medical Vulnerability among the Homeless?: A Postdictive Validity Study of the Vulnerability Index.
Cronley C, Petrovich J, Spence-Almaguer E, Preble K.

J Health Care Poor Underserved
. 2013;24(2):469-486
Abstract

A SAFE DC: A conceptual framework for care of the homeless inpatient.
Best JA, Young A. 
J Hosp Med. 2009 Jul;4(6):375-81
Abstract

Hospitalization of homeless persons with tuberculosis in the United States
Marks SM, Taylor Z , Burrows NR, et al.
Am J Public Health 2000; 90: 435-438.
Abstract

 

Mental Healthcare Services
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Construct Validity of the SF-12v2 for the Homeless Population with Mental Illness: An Instrument to Measure Self-Reported Mental and Physical Health.
Chum A, Skosireva A, Tobon J, Hwang S.
PLoS One. 2016 Mar 3;11(3):e0148856.

Paper

Ethics and the Treatment of the Mentally Ill, Homeless Person: a Perspective on Psychiatry Resident Training.
Stovall J, Fleisch SB, McQuistion HL,  et al 

Acad Psychiatry
. 2015 Apr 21.
Abstract

Quality improvement study at mission house clinic.
Spiller K, Khan N.

Issues Ment Health Nurs
. 2014 Aug;35(8):640-2.
Abstract

Predictors of Attendance in a Group-Based Model of Case Management for Supported Housing.
Tsai J, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck RA.

Psychiatr Rehabil J
. 2014 Mar 31
Abstract

Psychiatry and emergency medicine: medical student and physician attitudes toward homeless persons.
Morrison A, Roman B, Borges N.
Acad Psychiatry. 2012 May 1
Abstract

Investigation of racial and ethnic disparities in service utilization among homeless adults
with severe mental illnesses.
Horvitz-Lennon M, Frank RG, Thompson W,  et al
 
Psychiatr Serv
. 2009 Aug;60(8):1032-8
Abstract

Emotional Distress and Mental Health Service Use Among Urban Homeless
Adolescents.
Solorio MR, Milburn NG, Andersen RM, et al
 
J Behav Health Serv Res
. 2006 Oct 24;
Abstract
 

Unmet need for medical care among homeless adults with serious mental illness.
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA.  

Gen Hosp Psychiatry.
2005 November - December;27(6):418-425.
Abstract
 
Psychiatric treatment of the homeless in a group-based therapeutic community: a
preliminary field investigation.
McCracken LM, Black MP.
 
Int J Group Psychother.
2005 Oct;55(4):595-604
Abstract
   

Dental Care
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Dental students' attitudes toward homeless people while providing oral health care.
Habibian M, Elizondo L, Mulligan R.

J Dent Educ
. 2010 Nov;74(11):1190-6.
Abstract

Factors associated with reported need for dental care among people who are homeless using
assistance programs.
Okunseri C, Girgis D, Self K,  et al

Spec Care Dentist
. 2010 Jul 1;30(4):146-50
Abstract

 

      Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Questionnaire survey of homeless patients regarding quality of life, access to care, and oral health behaviors
N Nathason, H Seirawan, E Kim
(136
APHA)
Abstract
 
Evaluation of a community oral health project serving the homeless in Los Angeles
H Seirawan, LK Elizondo,  N Nathason,  R Mulligan
(135 APHA)
Abstract
 
Promoting oral health among the inner city homeless: A community-academic partnership
M Lashley
(135 APHA)
Abstract

OB/GYN
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Use of contraceptive methods among homeless women for protection against unwanted
pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases: prior use and willingness to use in the
future.
Gelberg L, Leake BD, Lu MC, et al.

C
ontraception 2001 May;63(5):277-281
Abstract

Palliative/Respite Care
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Medical Respite Programs for Homeless Patients: A Systematic Review.
Doran KM, Ragins KT, Gross CP, Zerger S.

J Health Care Poor Underserved
. 2013;24(2):499-524.
Abstract

Post-hospital medical respite care and hospital readmission of homeless persons.
Kertesz SG, Posner MA, O'Connell JJ, et al
J Prev Interv Community. 2009;37(2):129-42.

Abstract

Medical respite care for homeless people: a growing national phenomenon.
Zerger S, Doblin B, Thompson L
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2009 Feb;20(1):36-41
Abstract

Shelter-based palliative care for the homeless terminally ill.
Podymow T, Turnbull J, Coyle D.

Palliat Med.
2006 Mar;20(2):81-6.

Abstract

 
 

Staff Training
 

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Educating the staff at a homeless shelter about mental illness and anger management.
Burke J. 
J Community Health Nurs. 2005 Summer;22(2):65-76.
Abstract


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