Table 1

Summary table of included studies from systematic peer review search

NumberAuthorsYearTitleCountriesTopic/interventionAims of the review
1Aidala et al262016Housing status, medical care, and health outcomes among people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic reviewUSA, France, Spain, Italy, Finland and South KoreaHIV treatmentTo review the literature on the role of housing status for medical care and health outcomes among people with HIV infection.
2Brown et al612016 Systematic review of barriers and facilitators to accessing and engaging with mental health care among at-risk young peopleAustralia, UK, USA, CanadaMental health servicesTo review the literature on the barriers and facilitators to accessing and engaging with mental healthcare among young people from potentially disadvantaged groups.
3Crock572016Access to healthcare services for people living with HIV experiencing homelessness - a literature reviewUSA, Canada, AustraliaCommunity nursingTo review the literature on strategies that enhance the ability of people living with HIV who are homeless to access healthcare services, in particular community nursing services.
4Dawson and Jackson442013The primary health care service experiences and needs of homeless youth: a narrative synthesis of current evidenceUSA, AustraliaPrimary healthcareTo review the literature on access to primary healthcare services for homeless youth.
5Elliott592013Meeting the health care needs of street-involved youthCanada, USAFull spectrum healthcareTo reviews reasons why youth turn to the street, risks of the ‘street economy’ and barriers to healthcare.
6Hamilton et al602018A systematic review of active case-finding strategies for tuberculosis in homeless populationsUSA, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Poland, SpainTuberculosis (TB)To review the literature to determine the effectiveness of active case finding for TB control, and identify strategies to improve uptake of screening and the diagnostic pathway in homeless populations in low-burden and medium-burden settings.
7Harris and Rhodes252013Hepatitis C treatment access and uptake for people who inject drugs: a review mapping the role of social factorsNot specifiedHepatitis C treatmentTo review the literature on barriers to hepatitis C treatment access, uptake and completion for people who inject drugs.
8Hudson et al392016Challenges to access and provision of palliative care for people who are homeless: a systematic review of qualitative researchUSA, Canada, Sweden, UK, AustraliaPalliative careTo review published qualitative research exploring challenges to palliative care access and provision.
9Islam and Conigrave752007Assessing the role of syringe dispensing machines and mobile van outlets in reaching hard-to-reach and high-risk groups of injecting drug users (IDUs): a reviewNorway, the Netherlands, Italy, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, USA, Canada, Russia, Bulgaria, LithuaniaNeedle exchangeTo review the effectiveness of syringe dispensing machines and mobile van or bus-based needle syringe programmes in making services accessible to hard-to-reach and high-risk groups of IDUs.
10John and Law722011Addressing the health needs of the homelessUK and other not specifiedNursingTo review the literature on the health needs of homeless people and what role can nurses play in addressing homeless people’s health needs.
11Jones et al712009Cardiovascular disease risk among the poor and homeless – what we know so farNot specifiedCardiovascular careTo review the literature detailing the relationships between poverty, homelessness and cardiovascular disease.
12Kaduszkiewicz et al732017The medical treatment of homeless peopleNot specifiedPrimary and inpatient hospital careTo review the medical treatment of homeless people in Germany.
13Klop et al522018Palliative care for homeless people: a systematic review of the concerns, care needs and preferences, and the barriers and facilitators for providing palliative careUSA, Canada, Sweden, UK, Australia, IrelandPalliative careTo review the evidence of the concerns and palliative healthcare needs for homeless people, as well as the conditions for delivering good quality palliative care for the target group.
14Lamb et al542012Access to mental health in primary care: a qualitative meta-synthesis of evidence from the experience of people from “hard to reach” groupsUK, Finland, SwitzerlandMental health treatment in primary careTo review and understand barriers to mental health treatment for eight socially excluded groups including the homeless.
15Luchenski et al622018What works in inclusion health: overview of effective interventions for marginalised and excluded populationsNot specifiedHealthcare, social care, housingTo review effective interventions that directly affect health (eg, pharmacology, counselling, screening, prevention) or the wider determinants of health (eg, housing, social support, training and education, employment, crime and recidivism).
16Lutge et al792015Incentives and enablers to improve adherence in tuberculosisUSA, Timor-Leste, South AfricaTuberculosisTo review the effects of material incentives and enablers given to patients undergoing diagnostic testing for TB, or receiving drug therapy to prevent or cure TB.
17Martens762009Vulnerable categories of homeless patients in Western societies: experience serious barriers to health care accessNot specifiedPrimary care, mental healthcare, addiction treatmentTo review healthcare access for especially vulnerable categories of homeless persons.
18Robards et al532018How marginalized young people access, engage with, and navigate health-care systems in the digital age: systematic reviewUK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, PortugalFull spectrum healthcareTo review what is known about marginalised young people’s access to, engagement with, and navigation of the health system in the digital age.
19Sumalinog et al552017Advance care planning, palliative care, and end-of-life care interventions for homeless people: a systematic reviewUSA, Canada, SwedenShelter-based palliative care programme, completion of advance directive, professional support home servicesTo review the evidence surrounding advance care planning, palliative care and end-of-life care interventions for homeless persons.
20Tankimovich782013Barriers to and interventions for improved tuberculosis detection and treatment among homeless and immigrant populations: a literature reviewUSA, UK, Spain, Israel, the Netherlands, EthiopiaTuberculosis detection and treatmentTo review barriers to the detection and treatment of TB in immigrant and homeless populations in the USA and to review effective interventions for improved detection and treatment.
21Wallace et al632018Community boundary spanners as an addition to the health workforce to reach marginalised people: a scoping review of the literatureUSA, UK, the Netherlands, Australia, New ZealandLay person patient navigators/peer workers/link workersTo review the literature on the role played, in health service delivery and health literacy development in high-income countries, by community-based lay persons.
22Weber et al562017Understanding the health of veterans who are homeless: a review of the literatureUSAPublic health nursingTo review the literature of what is known about the health of homeless veterans.
23White et al652016Access to diabetes care for populations experiencing homelessness: an integrated reviewUSA, CanadaDiabetes careTo review the literature to identify barriers and facilitators to accessing diabetes care and managing diabetes for homeless populations.
24White and Newman402015Access to primary care services among the homeless: a synthesis of the literature using the equity of access to medical care frameworkUSAPrimary careTo review the literature to identify barriers and facilitators to primary care access among the homeless.