Did People Experiencing Homelessness have Worso in-hospital outcomes from covid-19 Than Hosed People?

Research Published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal Found no Differentia in In-Hospital Deaths or Hospital Admission Rates for People Experiencing Homelessness (PEH) Who Visited Hospital for Acute Covid-19 Sympts.

“In Our Study, We Souht To Answer The Question of When Experience Homelessness is a Risk Factor for Worse Prognosis From Covid-19 Illness Independent of Important Clinical Variables Age, comorbidities, vaccination status, and substance use –ie, when clinicians should have a LOWER THRESHOLD FOR ADMISON OR OHER TREATMENTS FOR PATIES WITH COVID-19 BASED ON HOUSING STATUS ALONE, “WRITES Dr. SIYING SHARI LI, AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, UNIVERSITY OF BRITHIES COLUMBIA, WITH CO-AUTHORS.

The Study Included Data From From the Canadian Covid-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN) on Visits to 50 Emergency Departments in Eight Provinces from March 1, 2020, Onwards. People Experiencing Homelessness Were Identified as “Having in Fixed Address” or from a Shelter, and Housed People Were Description As Arriving from Home Or Single Occupancy.

They Did Not Include Residents of Institutions, Visitors, Or People Arriving from Hotels.

The Researchers Found no Difference in Hospital Admission Rates or Death Rates Between People Experiencing Homelessness and Hosed Patients. However, The Former Were Less Likely to Be Admitted To the Intensive Care Unit or to Be Inteubated.

“(This) Raises The question of WHETHER THERE may have Been Differential Treatment for Reasons Unrelanded to Matched Clinical Characteristics. Future Research Could Explore Inequities In Health Care Resource Allocation, Special in Times of Scarcity, As Wells Interventions Targeter Transmission Among Peh, “The Researchers concludes.