Table 2.
Reference | Sample size | Sample type | Country | Research design | Main cognitive measures (abbreviations in table 2.4) | Prevalence | Quality rating |
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Burra, et al. (2009) | n/a | Review of 22 studies focussed on adults aged over 18, recruited from range of homeless (HL) services | International | Systematic review | MMSE score—range from 22 studies | 4%–7% CI | Good |
Depp, et al. (2015) | 2,969 (pooled) | Review of 24 studies, mean sample age of 46.1, recruited from range of HL services | International | Systematic review | Cognitive impairment rates pooled from 24 studies | 25% CI | Good |
Ennis, et al. (2015) | n/a | Review of 11 studies, mean sample age of 40.75, recruited from range of HL services | International | Systematic review | n/a | n/a | Good |
Joyce and Limbos (2009) | 49 | HL adult males aged 55 or older living in a HL shelter | Canada (Toronto) |
Cross‐sectional study, interviews Review of medical records |
MMSE | 37.9% CI | Poor |
Nishio, et al. (2017) | 114 | HL adults with mean age of 54, recruited with help of support centre. | Japan (n/a) |
Diagnostic interview Questionnaire |
WAIS III | 34.2% CI | Fair |
Okamura, et al. (2017) | 51 | HL adult males aged 65 or over living in HL shelters | Japan (Tokyo) | Psychiatric Interviews | MMSE | 78.4% CI | Poor |
Rogoz and Burke (2016) | 171 | HL adults aged 45 and over recruited from shelters, hospitals, hostels and housing agencies | Australia (Sydney) |
Cognitive impairment screening Diagnostic interview |
MMSE Battery of CI tests—clock drawing test, verbal fluency test, TMT |
78% CI | Fair |