TY - JOUR

T1 - Interventions to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 for people experiencing homelessness and their effectiveness

T2 - a systematic review

AU - Ogbonna, Obianuju

AU - Bull, Francesca

AU - Spinks, Bethany

AU - Williams, Denitza

AU - Lewis, Ruth

AU - Edwards, Adrian

N1 - Copyright © 2024 Ogbonna, Bull, Spinks, Williams, Lewis and Edwards. Although the article was published 04/01/2024 - the issue date is 2023

PY - 2024/1/4

Y1 - 2024/1/4

N2 - OBJECTIVES: People experiencing homelessness also experience poorer clinical outcomes of COVID-19. Various interventions were implemented for people experiencing homelessness in 2020-2022 in different countries in response to varied national guidance to limit the impact of COVID-19. It is important to understand what was done and the effectiveness of such interventions. This systematic review aims to describe interventions to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 in people experiencing homelessness and their effectiveness.METHODS: A protocol was developed and registered in PROSPERO. Nine databases were searched for studies on interventions to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on people experiencing homelessness. Included studies were summarised with narrative synthesis.RESULTS: From 8,233 references retrieved from the database searches and handsearching, 15 were included. There was a variety of interventions, including early identification of potential COVID-19 infections, provision of isolation space, healthcare support, and urgent provision of housing regardless of COVID-19 infection.CONCLUSION: The strategies identified were generally found to be effective, feasible, and transferable. This review must be interpreted with caution due to the low volume of eligible studies and the low quality of the evidence available.

AB - OBJECTIVES: People experiencing homelessness also experience poorer clinical outcomes of COVID-19. Various interventions were implemented for people experiencing homelessness in 2020-2022 in different countries in response to varied national guidance to limit the impact of COVID-19. It is important to understand what was done and the effectiveness of such interventions. This systematic review aims to describe interventions to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 in people experiencing homelessness and their effectiveness.METHODS: A protocol was developed and registered in PROSPERO. Nine databases were searched for studies on interventions to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on people experiencing homelessness. Included studies were summarised with narrative synthesis.RESULTS: From 8,233 references retrieved from the database searches and handsearching, 15 were included. There was a variety of interventions, including early identification of potential COVID-19 infections, provision of isolation space, healthcare support, and urgent provision of housing regardless of COVID-19 infection.CONCLUSION: The strategies identified were generally found to be effective, feasible, and transferable. This review must be interpreted with caution due to the low volume of eligible studies and the low quality of the evidence available.

KW - COVID-19/epidemiology

KW - Humans

KW - Ill-Housed Persons

U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1286730

DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1286730

M3 - Article

C2 - 38239803

VL - 11

JO - Frontiers in Public Health

JF - Frontiers in Public Health

SN - 2296-2565

M1 - 1286730

ER -