Patterns of dental service use among homeless people using a targeted service

Service Utilization Patterns of Homeless Youth

Few studies exist on the types of characteristics associated with service utilization (e.g., shelters, food programs) among homeless youth in the U.S. Services are important, however, because without food and shelter, numerous homeless youth resort to trading sex in order to meet their daily survival needs. Access to physical and mental health services gives homeless youth more of an opportunit...

Correlates of service utilization among homeless youth.

Though few studies exist on service utilization among homeless youth in the U.S., services are important because without them, many of these young people may resort to delinquent strategies in order to meet their daily survival needs. The current study examines frequency and correlates of service utilization (i.e., shelters, food programs, street outreach, counseling, STI and HIV testing) among...

Mental disorders among homeless people admitted to a French psychiatric emergency service.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with homelessness status among patients admitted to the psychiatric emergency ward of a French public teaching hospital over a six-year study period (2001-2006). METHODS The study was based on a retrospective review of the psychiatric emergency ward's administrative and medical computer databases. Each emergency care episode h...

Occupational therapy service use among people aging with multiple sclerosis.

OBJECTIVE We examined the use of occupational therapy services in a sample of people aging with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHOD A total of 1,282 people with MS, ages 45 to 90, participated in telephone interviews to identify unmet health-related service needs. Occupational therapy was 1 of 22 services examined. Proportional odds models were used to examine factors associated with how recently...

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Service Use, and Service Helpfulness Among People Experiencing Homelessness