Information and communication technologies, e-Health and homelessness: A bibliometric review

A bibliometric review was conducted to assess the available scientific knowledge regarding the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (IEH) and reflect on the existing evidence that ICT use has on their health. A total of 50 published article...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Calvo, Fran, Carbonell, Xavier, Johnsen, Sarah
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:20.500.14342/1805
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/1805
https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2019.1631583
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Indigents
Xarxes socials -- Aspectes psicològics
Revisió bibliomètrica
Descrição
Resumo:A bibliometric review was conducted to assess the available scientific knowledge regarding the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (IEH) and reflect on the existing evidence that ICT use has on their health. A total of 50 published articles were selected after a process of systematic review from five databases containing record of publications up until 2016. All the studies were published in English, half of the works were published in the last three years and 48% of them included the description of ICT use as an objective. Despite the fact that experimental studies were rare, and sample sizes typically small, it was concluded that the studies analyzing the effect of ICT on health display benefits. ndeed, the use of such technology offers promising opportunities to explore new ways of intervention in prevention, harm reduction and health treatment of IEH.