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A qualitative systematic review on the experiences of homelessness among older adults

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
    Full-text report (free)
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2020
  • Year Published
    2022
  • Quality Rating
    5/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Canada (4); USA (2); Thailand (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - South East Asia region<br />
  • Country focus
    Canada (4); USA (2); Thailand (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Not yet available
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Housing
    Affordable housing
    Sustainable Development Goals
    1. No poverty
    10. Reduced inequalities
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How services are designed to meet citizens’ needs
    Package of services/service pathways
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Om P, Whitehead L, Vafeas C, Towell-Barnard A. A qualitative systematic review on the experiences of homelessness among older adults. BMC Geriatrics. 2022;22:363.
  • DOI
    10.1186/s12877-022-02978-9

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