Table 1.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
| # | Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Include: homeless* in abstract or title AND (autis* or asperger* or ASD or brain injury or TBI or ABI or cognitive impairment or cognitive function* or neurodevelopmental or NDD or learning disab* or intellectual disab* or ADHD or attention deficit or down's syndrome or dementia or William*) in abstract or title. | Modify for databases as appropriate |
| 2 | Exclude: published before 2007 | 2007–2017 inclusive |
| 3 | Exclude: language not English | Seek translation where possible |
| 4 | Exclude: does not address review questions | Reviewer's judgement |
| 5 | Exclude: focus on children/youth | Exclusive <18 focus |
| 6 | Exclude: Specific intervention or program evaluation | Where non‐applicable across settings |
| 7 | Exclude: Irrelevant | Picked up by errant search |
| 8 | Exclude: Review or commentary of study | Find original where relevant |
| 9 | Exclude: Dissertation/thesis | Search for subsequent publication |
| 10 | Exclude: Not methodologically robust | Insufficient methodological detail, unable to apply quality appraisal |