Retention in primary care among unstably housed residents of a low-income, inner-city neighborhood with a high prevalence of substance use and related disorders
We found that a primary healthcare model of care was successful in retaining over two-thirds of clients in primary healthcare after more than 18 months of follow-up. Additional supports for those diagnosed with alcohol use disorder are needed to retain them in care.
Authors
- Martha Gumprich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3173-5395)
- W. Zhang
- Rolando Barrios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3642-5986)
- David S. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9632-0399)
- Surita Parashar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6857-6231)
- Chelli Stanley
- Julio Montaner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0217-6379)
- Robert Parry
- Tim Wesseling
- Cathy R. Fulton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9081-1303)
- Paul Sereda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6411-8089)
- Kate Salters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6033-5089)
- David Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1078-9247)
- Jie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0973-8645)
- V. Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2420-0184)
- Ronald Joe
- G. Sincraian
- Antonio Marante Changir
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- AIDS Vancouver (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02332-y
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research