Randomised controlled trial of GP-led in-hospital management of homeless people ('Pathway').

Journal article

Homeless people have complex problems. GP enhanced care (Pathway) has shown benefits. We performed a randomised, -parallel arm trial at two large inner city hospitals. Inpatient homeless adults were randomly allocated to either standard care (all management by the hospital-based clinical team) or enhanced care with input from a homeless care team. The hospital data system provided healthcare usage information, and we used questionnaires to assess quality of life. 206 patients were allocated t...

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Authors: Hewett, N; Buchman, P; Musariri, J; Sargeant, C; Johnson, P

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Royal College of Physicians
• Journal: Clinical Medicine
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 223-229
• Publication date: 2016-06-01
• Acceptance date: 2016-04-15
• DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-223
• ISSN: 1473-4893 and 1470-2118
• Pmid: 27251910
• Language: English
• Keywords: mental health; Homeless Persons; Female; Quality of Life; addiction; Middle Aged; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Pathway; Mental Health Services; Hospitalization; service provision; General Practitioners; Humans; randomised controlled trial; Adult; Homeless