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Harm reduction services as a point-of-entry to and source of end-of-life care and support for homeless and marginally housed persons who use alcohol and/or illicit drugs: A qualitative analysis
Author(s): Ryan. McNeil, Manal. Guirguis-Younger, Laura B. Dilley, Tim D. Aubry, Jeffrey. Turnbull, Stephen W. Hwang
Publication Date: 2012
Homeless and marginally housed persons who use alcohol and/or illicit drugs often have endof- life care needs that go unmet due to barriers that they face to accessing end-of-life careservices. Many homeless and marginally housed persons who use these substances must therefore rely upon alternate sources of end-of-life care and support. This article explores the role of harm reduction services in end-of-life care services delivery to homeless and...
Living with HIV: Exploring Aging and Health Outcomes in People with HIV
Author(s): Phan Sok, Sean B. Rourke, Sandra Gardner, Ruthann Tucker, Saara Greene, Michael Sobota, Jay Koornstra, LaVerne Monette, Steve Byers, Stephen W. Hwang, Frank McGee, James Watson, Tsegaye Bekele, Amrita Ahluwalia, Keith Hambly
BACKGROUND The effectiveness of HAART is shown by an extraordinary decrease in mortality rate, improvement in HIV related quality of life (QOL) and increase in life expectancy. As a result, many people living with HIV/AIDS will age in coming years. However, the interaction of aging with health outcomes in HIV is largely unexplored in Canada. Yet, it is a critical priority for long-term care and management for older people with HIV.
Gender Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living with HIV
Author(s): Phan Sok, Sean B. Rourke, Sandra Gardner, Ruthann Tucker, Saara Greene, Michael Sobota, Jay Koornstra, LaVerne Monette, Steve Byers, Stephen W. Hwang, Samuel Noh, Hayley Hamilton, James Watson, Tsegaye Bekele, Keith Hambly
Publication Date: 2010
BACKGROUND - Modern forms of antiretrovirals significantly increase life expectancy for people living with HIV/AIDS. In Canada, an estimated 16.6% of people living with HIV/AIDS (or 11,200) are women, but HIV-related quality of life for this population is not well known.
Upstream determinants of health and housing are major contributors to health-related quality of life in HIV infection: Findings from the Positive Spaces, Healthy Places study
Author(s): Jay Koornstra, Sean B. Rourke, Tsegaye Bekele, Ruthann Tucker, Saara Greene, LaVerne Monette, Michael Sobota, Steve Byers, James Watson, Jean Bacon, Keith Hambly, Stephen W. Hwang, Dale Guenter, James Dunn, M. Hamilton, J Truax, Hintze
Publication Date: 2010
Research in the general population links housing and health outcomes (Dunn & Hayes, 2000; Dunn & Hayes, 1999) • In the context of HIV, housing is linked with both risk of HIV infection (Aidala et al, 2005; Kipke et al, 2007; Wenzel et al, 2007) and health outcomes (Leaver et al, 2007) • Cross-sectional data from the Positive Spaces, Healthy places confirm the association between housing factors and health outcomes • We w...
Housing Vulnerability and Health: Canada’s Hidden Emergency
Author(s): Emily Holton, Evie Gogosis, Stephen W. Hwang
Organization: Research Alliance for Canadian Homelessness, Housing and Health (REACH3)
Publication Date: 2010
A longitudinal study of the health of vulnerably housed and homeless adults in Vancouver, Toronto, and Ottawa. SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first study to report on longitudinal changes (i.e. changes over time) in the health and housing status of vulnerably housed and homeless people in Canada, and the first to compare their health outcomes. FOCUS: This study is tracking the health and housing status of 1,200 vulnerably housed and homeless single ad...
Health care utilization among homeless people
Author(s): Stephen W. Hwang
Publication Date: 2010
Homelessness is a growing problem in Canada. Homeless people suffer from high rates of illness. Despite their higher need for health care, little is known about their health care use, the barriers to obtaining care, or the effectiveness of specific models of primary care for homeless people. About 32-54% of homeless people report that they have received care in an emergency department in the last year, which is more than three times the rate o...