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Digital Interventions for Older People Experiencing Homelessness: Systematic Scoping Review

Digital Interventions for Older People Experiencing Homelessness: Systematic Scoping Review

People experiencing homelessness are thought to encounter “accelerated ageing” relative to the general population [2]. An interplay of health and social deprivation leads to people experiencing homelessness with disproportionately high rates of chronic illness [3] and premature age-adjusted mortality rates [4-6]. In this study, older people experiencing homelessness are defined as people older than 50 years who have experienced chronic/episodic homelessness.

Emily Adams, Eddie Donaghy, Caroline Sanders, Maria Klara Wolters, Lauren Ng, Christa St-Jean, Ryan Galan, Stewart William Mercer

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e63898

Health Technology Access and Peer Support Among Digitally Engaged People Experiencing Homelessness: Qualitative Study

Health Technology Access and Peer Support Among Digitally Engaged People Experiencing Homelessness: Qualitative Study

The COVID-19 pandemic has also increased the vulnerabilities and health risks of people experiencing homelessness [17]. Life expectancy data for people experiencing homelessness compared to the general population also support these findings. In a systematic review, Aldridge et al [18] found that socially excluded populations have an 8 times higher mortality rate for men and 12 times higher rate for women than the average population.

Nóra Radó, Sándor Békási, Zsuzsa Győrffy

JMIR Hum Factors 2024;11:e55415

Capturing the Dynamics of Homelessness Through Ethnography and Mobile Technology: Protocol for the Development and Testing of a Smartphone Technology–Supported Intervention

Capturing the Dynamics of Homelessness Through Ethnography and Mobile Technology: Protocol for the Development and Testing of a Smartphone Technology–Supported Intervention

US military veterans are at greater risk of homelessness compared to their civilian counterparts [1,2]. Those experiencing homelessness are at increased risk of premature mortality, with a 2-decade–shorter life expectancy than the general population [3]. They experience an elevated burden of mental illness, substance use disorder, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease [4-6] as well as infectious diseases such as HIV or AIDS, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C [7].

Marva Foster, Gemmae M Fix, Justeen Hyde, Shawn Dunlap, Thomas H Byrne, Naomi F Sugie, Randall Kuhn, Sonya Gabrielian, Jill S Roncarati, Shibei Zhao, D Keith McInnes

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e53022

REDCap as a Platform for Cutaneous Disease Management in Street Medicine: Descriptive Study

REDCap as a Platform for Cutaneous Disease Management in Street Medicine: Descriptive Study

According to the 2022 Annual Homelessness Report to Congress, on a single night, 582,462 people experienced homelessness across the United States, and 233,832 (over 40%) of those experienced unsheltered homelessness [1].

Emily Eachus, Kayla Schwartz, Taha Rasul, Daniel Bergholz, Jonette Keri, Armen Henderson

JMIR Dermatol 2024;7:e48940

Predictors and Consequences of Homelessness: Protocol for a Cohort Study Design Using Linked Routine Data

Predictors and Consequences of Homelessness: Protocol for a Cohort Study Design Using Linked Routine Data

Determining an accurate picture of the scale and impact of homelessness is challenging given the diverse definitions of homelessness that are used within and between countries [2-5]. The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights proposed that “experiencing homelessness means not having stable, safe, and adequate housing, nor the means and ability of obtaining it” [6].

Eileen Mitchell, Dermot O’Reilly, Diarmuid O’Donovan, Declan Bradley

JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e42404

Understanding Why Many People Experiencing Homelessness Reported Migrating to a Small Canadian City: Machine Learning Approach With Augmented Data

Understanding Why Many People Experiencing Homelessness Reported Migrating to a Small Canadian City: Machine Learning Approach With Augmented Data

Many important facets of homelessness have been studied by researchers, including homelessness experienced by youth, family, and veterans [2-6], as well as homelessness because of substance use [7,8], financial strain [9], mental health [9,10], and racism [11].

Chandreen Ravihari Liyanage, Vijay Mago, Rebecca Schiff, Ken Ranta, Aaron Park, Kristyn Lovato-Day, Elise Agnor, Ravi Gokani

JMIR Form Res 2023;7:e43511

The Use of Technology to Provide Mental Health Services to Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Scoping Review

The Use of Technology to Provide Mental Health Services to Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Scoping Review

Homelessness is a rapidly growing phenomenon that is estimated to affect approximately 1.6 billion people worldwide by 2025 [1]. It is of particular concern that youth represent 20% to 30% of the homeless population in developed countries (ie, Canada and Australia) [2,3].

Shalini Lal, Sarah Elias, Vida Sieu, Rossana Peredo

J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e41939

Melanoma Identification and Management in an Unsheltered Male Using Teledermatology: Street Medicine Perspective

Melanoma Identification and Management in an Unsheltered Male Using Teledermatology: Street Medicine Perspective

People experiencing homelessness are a high-risk patient population with suboptimal health outcomes. People experiencing homelessness can be sheltered, meaning they are living in a temporary housing facility like a homeless shelter, or unsheltered, meaning they do not have any temporary housing and are living outside. By some estimates, the average life expectancy of people experiencing homelessness is 55 years, more than 20 years below the United States national average [1].

Emily Eachus, Taha Rasul, Armen Henderson

JMIR Dermatol 2022;5(4):e42113