Table 1 Key characteristics of included studies
From: Nutritional deficiencies in homeless persons with problematic drinking: a systematic review
First author | Publication year | Year of data collection | Country | Study design | Source population | Sample analysed | Type of homelessness | Problem-drinkers % in the sample | Ethnicity | Gender M% | Age years mean (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Figueroa | 1953 | 1949 | USA | Survey | Alcoholic homeless men in a Chicago prison | 24 | Rough sleepers | 100% | 8.3% Black | 100% | 45 (20–60+) |
Darnton-Hill | 1986 | 1981–86 | Australia | Survey | Men from two Sydney hostels and one clinic for homeless | 39a | Hostel | 70% | NR | 100% | 51.5 (26–76) |
van der Westhuyzen | 1987 | NR | South Africa | Comparative survey | Men from 24 homeless hostels in Pretoria | 49 | Hostel | 100% | Black | 100% | 38 (22–65) |
Drijver | 1993 | NR | Netherlands | Intervention study | Rotterdam homeless houses | 10 | Hostel | 100% | NR | 90% | 48 (38–64) |
Kertesz | 2001 | 1998 | USA | Case report | NR | 2 | Rough sleepers | 100% | one black person, other NR | 100% | (55–58) |
Malmauret | 2002 | 1999–2000 | France | Survey | Adult rough sleepers in Paris | 71 | Rough sleepers | 84% | NR | 88.5% | 48 (26–76) |
Fung | 2005 | NR | Australia | Case report | A homeless person seeking medical help | 1 | Rough sleeper | 100% | NR | 100% | 44 |
Kubisova | 2008 | 2003 | Czech Republic | Survey | homeless people on streets in Prague | 201 | Rough sleepers; hostel | Likely > 50% | NR | 87% M | 41 (19–70) |
Lee | 2014 | 2013 | South Korea | Retrospective survey | homeless visiting emergency department | 217 | NR | 100% | NR | 96% M | 51 (44–56) |