Brown Michael, McCann Edward
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2021 Mar;34(2):390-401. doi: 10.1111/jar.12815. Epub 2020 Sep 22.
People with intellectual disabilities can experience homelessness, and some of the reasons differ from the general homeless population. Specific policy and practice responses are required.
A systematic review of studies examining homelessness among people with intellectual disabilities utilizing CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Sociological Abstracts databases from inception to November 2019.
The search produced 259 papers, and following screening, a total of 13 papers were included in the review. The themes identified were (i) pathways into homelessness, (ii) experiencing homelessness and (iii) routes out of homelessness.
People with ID become homeless due to multifactorial issues. The identification of people within homeless services and their care and support concerns remains challenging, impacting upon the provision of assessments, interventions, care and supports. Psychosocial assessments, interventions and supports are necessary to assist people with ID to leave homelessness.
智障人士可能会无家可归，其部分原因与一般无家可归人群不同。需要有具体的政策和实践应对措施。
对截至2019年11月利用CINAHL、MEDLINE、PsycINFO和社会学文摘数据库对智障人士无家可归情况进行研究的文献进行系统综述。
检索得到259篇论文，经过筛选，共有13篇论文纳入综述。确定的主题有：（i）陷入无家可归的途径，（ii）经历无家可归，以及（iii）摆脱无家可归的途径。
智障人士因多方面问题而无家可归。在无家可归者服务机构中识别这些人及其护理和支持问题仍然具有挑战性，这影响了评估、干预、护理和支持的提供。心理社会评估、干预和支持对于帮助智障人士摆脱无家可归状态是必要的。
