Assessing the Utility of a Population Segmentation Tool to Determine Medical Vulnerability Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness
SST scores were associated with utilization patterns and comorbidity burden after adjusting for age, gender, and race among an adult population experiencing homelessness. These findings suggest that the SST may be a preferable assessment than existing triage tools to objectively capture medical vulnerability and support care planning.
Authors
- Daniel Hatch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0220-7059)
- Rakhi Vashishtha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1890-7765)
- Erica Langan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8243-3763)
- Julia A. Gamble (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7486-757X)
- Donna J. Biederman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8957-1296)
- David Bruce Matchar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3020-2108)
- Alex Cho
- Connor Drake
- Abigail Rader
Institutions
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Duke University (US)
- Durham VA Health Care System (US)
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
- Trinity College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Care
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002312
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00