A Scoping Review on Access and Use of Technology in Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Healthcare

Introduction: Youth are among the fastest growing subset of the homeless population. Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) face multiple barriers in accessing health information and health care services. As such, they may best be reached through information and communication technologies (ICTs); how...

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Autores principales:	Shalini Lal, Amané Halicki-Asakawa, Amélie Fauvelle
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	digital equity telemedicine telehealth cellular phone internet eMental health Medicine R Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:74e79d114b3c4946837b816b810cc7d12021-11-30T17:34:14ZA Scoping Review on Access and Use of Technology in Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Healthcare2673-253X10.3389/fdgth.2021.782145https://doaj.org/article/74e79d114b3c4946837b816b810cc7d12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2021.782145/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2673-253XIntroduction: Youth are among the fastest growing subset of the homeless population. Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) face multiple barriers in accessing health information and health care services. As such, they may best be reached through information and communication technologies (ICTs); however, limited efforts have been made to synthesize literature on this topic. In this paper, we review studies on access and use of ICTs among YEH. We also discuss the implications of the review for healthcare.Methods: Using scoping review methodology, we searched four databases (Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, and CINAHL) for studies published between 2005 and 2019, screening 1,927 titles and abstracts.Results: We identified 19 articles reporting on studies with YEH between the ages of 12-30, the majority of which were published in the USA. On average, more than half of the samples owned smartphones, used social media, and accessed the internet weekly to search for housing, employment, health information, and to communicate with family, peers, and health workers; however, many youths faced barriers to sustaining their access to technology. Benefits of using ICTs were connecting with home-based peers, family, and case workers, which was associated with a reduction in substance use, risky sexual health behaviors, and severity of mental health symptoms. Connecting with negative, street-based social ties was identified as the most common risk factor to using ICTs due to its association with engaging in risky sex behaviors and substance abuse.Discussion: This review supports the advancement of research and practice on using ICTs to deliver public health information and health services to YEH, while also considering the health-related risks, benefits, and barriers that YEH face when accessing ICTs.Shalini LalShalini LalShalini LalAmané Halicki-AsakawaAmélie FauvelleAmélie FauvelleFrontiers Media S.A.articledigital equitytelemedicinetelehealthcellular phoneinterneteMental healthMedicineRPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Electronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95ENFrontiers in Digital Health, Vol 3 (2021)
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topic	digital equity telemedicine telehealth cellular phone internet eMental health Medicine R Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95
spellingShingle	digital equity telemedicine telehealth cellular phone internet eMental health Medicine R Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Shalini Lal Shalini Lal Shalini Lal Amané Halicki-Asakawa Amélie Fauvelle Amélie Fauvelle A Scoping Review on Access and Use of Technology in Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Healthcare
description	Introduction: Youth are among the fastest growing subset of the homeless population. Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) face multiple barriers in accessing health information and health care services. As such, they may best be reached through information and communication technologies (ICTs); however, limited efforts have been made to synthesize literature on this topic. In this paper, we review studies on access and use of ICTs among YEH. We also discuss the implications of the review for healthcare.Methods: Using scoping review methodology, we searched four databases (Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, and CINAHL) for studies published between 2005 and 2019, screening 1,927 titles and abstracts.Results: We identified 19 articles reporting on studies with YEH between the ages of 12-30, the majority of which were published in the USA. On average, more than half of the samples owned smartphones, used social media, and accessed the internet weekly to search for housing, employment, health information, and to communicate with family, peers, and health workers; however, many youths faced barriers to sustaining their access to technology. Benefits of using ICTs were connecting with home-based peers, family, and case workers, which was associated with a reduction in substance use, risky sexual health behaviors, and severity of mental health symptoms. Connecting with negative, street-based social ties was identified as the most common risk factor to using ICTs due to its association with engaging in risky sex behaviors and substance abuse.Discussion: This review supports the advancement of research and practice on using ICTs to deliver public health information and health services to YEH, while also considering the health-related risks, benefits, and barriers that YEH face when accessing ICTs.
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author	Shalini Lal Shalini Lal Shalini Lal Amané Halicki-Asakawa Amélie Fauvelle Amélie Fauvelle
author_facet	Shalini Lal Shalini Lal Shalini Lal Amané Halicki-Asakawa Amélie Fauvelle Amélie Fauvelle
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title	A Scoping Review on Access and Use of Technology in Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Healthcare
title_short	A Scoping Review on Access and Use of Technology in Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Healthcare
title_full	A Scoping Review on Access and Use of Technology in Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Healthcare
title_fullStr	A Scoping Review on Access and Use of Technology in Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Healthcare
title_full_unstemmed	A Scoping Review on Access and Use of Technology in Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Healthcare
title_sort	scoping review on access and use of technology in youth experiencing homelessness: implications for healthcare
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
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A Scoping Review on Access and Use of Technology in Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Healthcare

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