Authors
Tim Aubry, Gary Bloch, Vanessa Brcic, Ammar Saad, Olivia Magwood, Tasnim Abdalla, Qasem Alkhateeb, Edward Xie, Christine Mathew, Terry Hannigan, Chris Costello, Kednapa Thavorn, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Peter Tugwell, Kevin Pottie
Publication date
2020/6/1
Source
The Lancet Public Health
Volume
5
Issue
6
Pages
e342-e360
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Background
Permanent supportive housing and income assistance are valuable interventions for homeless individuals. Homelessness can reduce physical and social wellbeing, presenting public health risks for infectious diseases, disability, and death. We did a systematic review, meta-analysis, and narrative synthesis to investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of permanent supportive housing and income interventions on the health and social wellbeing of individuals who are homeless in high-income countries.
Methods
We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Epistemonikos, NIHR-HTA, NHS EED, DARE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from database inception to Feb 10, 2020, for studies on permanent supportive housing and income interventions for homeless populations. We included only randomised controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies, and cost …
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