Attending to the Mental Health of People Who Are Homeless by Mobile Telephone Follow-Up: A Systematic Review
Background: More than 20% of the world’s population has no decent or suitable home. People who are homeless have more health problems than the rest of the population, especially mental health-type problems. The main objective of this study was to identify follow-up interventions by using mobile tele...
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| author | Cristina Jiménez-Lérida Carmen Herrera-Espiñeira Reina Granados Adelina Martín-Salvador |
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| description | Background: More than 20% of the world’s population has no decent or suitable home. People who are homeless have more health problems than the rest of the population, especially mental health-type problems. The main objective of this study was to identify follow-up interventions by using mobile telephones to improve the mental health of people who are homeless and to analyze their efficiency. Methods: To do so, a systematic review was carried out in the Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Ebscohost, and PsyInfo databases. Results: Studies conclude that mobile phone use is a suitable means to improve adherence to medication and the mental health of the homeless. However, significant attempts to demonstrate health benefits by means of reliable and valid instruments that supplement qualitative satisfaction and feedback instruments appear to be lacking. Conclusions: The literature about mental health benefits through technology for people who are homeless is scarce and shows methodological limitations that can lead to failure when setting up methodologies in clinical practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bce109fb95474e43942e4a5f8ced911a2023-11-18T10:37:27ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-06-011112166610.3390/healthcare11121666Attending to the Mental Health of People Who Are Homeless by Mobile Telephone Follow-Up: A Systematic ReviewCristina Jiménez-Lérida0Carmen Herrera-Espiñeira1Reina Granados2Adelina Martín-Salvador3Contrato Garantía Juvenil, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainPhD Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainPhD Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainPhD Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainBackground: More than 20% of the world’s population has no decent or suitable home. People who are homeless have more health problems than the rest of the population, especially mental health-type problems. The main objective of this study was to identify follow-up interventions by using mobile telephones to improve the mental health of people who are homeless and to analyze their efficiency. Methods: To do so, a systematic review was carried out in the Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Ebscohost, and PsyInfo databases. Results: Studies conclude that mobile phone use is a suitable means to improve adherence to medication and the mental health of the homeless. However, significant attempts to demonstrate health benefits by means of reliable and valid instruments that supplement qualitative satisfaction and feedback instruments appear to be lacking. Conclusions: The literature about mental health benefits through technology for people who are homeless is scarce and shows methodological limitations that can lead to failure when setting up methodologies in clinical practice.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/12/1666interventionsmartphonemental healthpeople who are homeless |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Jiménez-Lérida Carmen Herrera-Espiñeira Reina Granados Adelina Martín-Salvador Attending to the Mental Health of People Who Are Homeless by Mobile Telephone Follow-Up: A Systematic Review Healthcare intervention smartphone mental health people who are homeless |
| title | Attending to the Mental Health of People Who Are Homeless by Mobile Telephone Follow-Up: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Attending to the Mental Health of People Who Are Homeless by Mobile Telephone Follow-Up: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Attending to the Mental Health of People Who Are Homeless by Mobile Telephone Follow-Up: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attending to the Mental Health of People Who Are Homeless by Mobile Telephone Follow-Up: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Attending to the Mental Health of People Who Are Homeless by Mobile Telephone Follow-Up: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | attending to the mental health of people who are homeless by mobile telephone follow up a systematic review |
| topic | intervention smartphone mental health people who are homeless |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/12/1666 |
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