Evaluation of a Virtual Health Hub for People Experiencing Homelessness in Sydney, Australia: Ensuring Physical and Psychological Primary Health Care in Crisis Accommodation
Cathy O’Callaghan, Paul Clenaghan, Alenda Dwiadila Matra Putra, Fiona Haigh, Sue Amanatidis, Freya Raffan, Nicole Lynch, Margo Barr, Paul B Tchounwou · 2024
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Cathy O'Callaghan and co-authors evaluate a virtual health hub for people experiencing homelessness in a 2024 Sydney study. Residents of a crisis accommodation service face heavy chronic illness and steep barriers to seeing a doctor. The hub brought video GP and psychology visits to them, with nursing help on site.
Attendance data, patient surveys, staff interviews, and case studies fed the evaluation. About forty percent of clients used the hub, and users praised the care quality, privacy, and clinicians' understanding. A third said they would simply have gone without treatment otherwise. Technical problems were rare. The authors judge the model feasible and valued.
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| CREATOR | Cathy O’Callaghan, Paul Clenaghan, Alenda Dwiadila Matra Putra, Fiona Haigh, Sue Amanatidis, Freya Raffan, Nicole Lynch, Margo Barr, Paul B Tchounwou |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |