@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics of hospitalizations of homeless persons in Seville, Spain",
journal="Revista española de salud pública",
year="2016",
author="Tornero Patricio, Sebastián and Fernández Ajuria, Alberto and Charris Castro, Liliana",
volume="90",
number="",
pages="e1-e11",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:  The aim was to determine the characteristics of hospital admissions of homeless persons in Seville, Spain.  METHODS:  Observational study of 103,802 hospital admissions of 71,756 patients admitted in the Hospitals &quot;Virgen del Rocío&quot; and &quot;Virgen Macarena&quot; (Seville), in 2013 and 2014. Bivariate analysis were performed using χ2 and t-Student tests and multivariate analysis using binomial logistic regression model.  RESULTS:  0.16% (n=163) of admissions were homeless persons and 99.84% (n=103,639) were not. The mean age at admission in homeless patients was 48 years and 76.5% of them were men. Hospital deaths of homeless patients occurred being 23 years younger. 92% of hospital admissions came from emergency departments and 10.0% of their discharges were against medical advice. The average length of stay was 4.8 days longer in homeless persons and the most frequent diagnoses on admission were mental (27.0%), infectious (19.6%) and respiratory diseases (18.4%). Mental disorders were present on 83.7% of homeless patients as secondary diagnose and 77.6% referred drugs consumption.  CONCLUSIONS:  Hospital admissions characteristics of homeless persons were particularly different. Homeless patients were hospitalized and died at a younger age than non-homeless patients. The morbidity and mortality of homeless persons reflect their vulnerable health condition.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="1135-5727",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}