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Program Outcomes and Health Care Utilization of People Experiencing Homelessness and Substance Use Disorder after Transitional Care Program Engagement.

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Biederman, DJ; Sloane, R; Gamble, J; Sverchek, C; Daaleman, TP
Published in: Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
January 2022

People experiencing homelessness (PEH) have a high prevalence of mental illness and substance use disorder (SUD) and substantial acute and chronic disease burden. Transitional care and medical respite programs facilitate a safe transfer for PEH from the acute care to community setting. Many medical respite programs practice harm reduction strategies that can increase the opportunity for positive program outcomes for PEH with SUD. This transitional care and medical respite program evaluation explored program outcomes, health care utilization patterns, and comorbid conditions of persons with and without SUD. People experiencing homelessness with SUD had similar program outcomes and both groups had decreased acute care utilization after program engagement. A high prevalence of trimorbidity, which is associated with early mortality, was noted. Opportunities for harm reduction strategies to promote both social and clinical outcomes are offered.

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Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

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EISSN

1548-6869

ISSN

1049-2089

Publication Date

January 2022

Volume

33

Issue

3

Start / End Page

1337 / 1352

Related Subject Headings

  • Transitional Care
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Respite Care
  • Public Health
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Ill-Housed Persons
  • Humans
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Biederman, D. J., Sloane, R., Gamble, J., Sverchek, C., & Daaleman, T. P. (2022). Program Outcomes and Health Care Utilization of People Experiencing Homelessness and Substance Use Disorder after Transitional Care Program Engagement. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 33(3), 1337–1352. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0116
Biederman, Donna J., Richard Sloane, Julia Gamble, Christine Sverchek, and Timothy P. Daaleman. “Program Outcomes and Health Care Utilization of People Experiencing Homelessness and Substance Use Disorder after Transitional Care Program Engagement.Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 33, no. 3 (January 2022): 1337–52. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0116.
Biederman DJ, Sloane R, Gamble J, Sverchek C, Daaleman TP. Program Outcomes and Health Care Utilization of People Experiencing Homelessness and Substance Use Disorder after Transitional Care Program Engagement. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 2022 Jan;33(3):1337–52.
Biederman, Donna J., et al. “Program Outcomes and Health Care Utilization of People Experiencing Homelessness and Substance Use Disorder after Transitional Care Program Engagement.Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 33, no. 3, Jan. 2022, pp. 1337–52. Epmc, doi:10.1353/hpu.2022.0116.
Biederman DJ, Sloane R, Gamble J, Sverchek C, Daaleman TP. Program Outcomes and Health Care Utilization of People Experiencing Homelessness and Substance Use Disorder after Transitional Care Program Engagement. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 2022 Jan;33(3):1337–1352.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

DOI

EISSN

1548-6869

ISSN

1049-2089

Publication Date

January 2022

Volume

33

Issue

3

Start / End Page

1337 / 1352

Related Subject Headings

  • Transitional Care
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Respite Care
  • Public Health
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Ill-Housed Persons
  • Humans
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services