TY - JOUR
T1 - Health care needs of homeless adults at a nurse-managed clinic
AU - Savage, Christine L.
AU - Lindsell, Christopher J.
AU - Gillespie, Gordon L.
AU - Dempsey, Anita
AU - Lee, Roberta J.
AU - Corbin, Adele
N1 - Funding Information:
Correspondence should be addressed Christine L. Savage, 3110 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45221–0038. E-mail: Christine.savage@uc.edu 1This research was funded by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Up to 55% of the homeless population report health problems. They often use the emergency department (ED) to obtain care when the health needs are not urgent. Nurse-managed clinics have the potential to reduce nonurgent ED use and improve the health of the homeless. The purpose of this study was to establish baseline health data on homeless persons prior to attending a nurse-managed clinic.1 This study was a cross-sectional, retrospective health survey of homeless clients at a nurse-managed clinic. A total of 110 participants completed a baseline health survey. Of these, 61% reported that prior to coming to the clinic, they used the ED as a source of health care. The most frequent medical diagnoses reported were substance use disorders, depression, back pain, hypertension, and asthma. Providing care for chronic conditions at a nurse-managed clinic has the potential to improve health and reduce use of the ED.
AB - Up to 55% of the homeless population report health problems. They often use the emergency department (ED) to obtain care when the health needs are not urgent. Nurse-managed clinics have the potential to reduce nonurgent ED use and improve the health of the homeless. The purpose of this study was to establish baseline health data on homeless persons prior to attending a nurse-managed clinic.1 This study was a cross-sectional, retrospective health survey of homeless clients at a nurse-managed clinic. A total of 110 participants completed a baseline health survey. Of these, 61% reported that prior to coming to the clinic, they used the ED as a source of health care. The most frequent medical diagnoses reported were substance use disorders, depression, back pain, hypertension, and asthma. Providing care for chronic conditions at a nurse-managed clinic has the potential to improve health and reduce use of the ED.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15327655jchn2304_3
DO - 10.1207/s15327655jchn2304_3
M3 - Article
C2 - 17064232
AN - SCOPUS:33751506691
SN - 0737-0016
VL - 23
SP - 225
EP - 234
JO - Journal of Community Health Nursing
JF - Journal of Community Health Nursing
IS - 4
ER -