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. 2022 Nov 11;9:916602. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.916602

Table 2.

Study characteristics and description of rehabilitation.

Study characteristics N
Country of study
United States (4554) 10
Canada (5562) 8
Study design a
Controlled interventions (55, 56, 5861) 6
Observational cohort/cross-sectional (48, 49, 5154, 57, 62) 8
Case studies/series (46, 53) 2
Before-After no control groups (45, 47) 2
Qualitative (50) 2
Age eligibility for rehabilitation program/intervention
Adults (≥18 years) (51, 52, 5456, 5861) 9
Adults only (18–65 years) (48) 1
Not reportedb (4547, 49, 50, 53, 57, 62) 8
Sex/Gender
Data stratified by sex or genderc (46, 53) 2
Females/women only (47) 1
Authors' reference to sex and gender:
a) Sex: Males/females (49, 54) 2
b) Gender: Men/women (59) 1
c) Gender: Males/females (45, 48, 55, 56, 58, 6062) 8
d) No reference to sex or gender but used the terms males/females (52, 53, 57) 3
e) No reference to sex or gender but used the terms men/women (47) 1
f) Not reported (46, 50, 51) 3
Description of rehabilitation program/intervention
Target population
Individuals experiencing homelessness and TBI (46, 51, 57, 59) 4
Individuals experiencing homelessness without specific inclusion criteria for TBI (45, 49, 50, 52, 5456, 58, 6062) 11
Rehabilitation without specific inclusion criteria for experiences of homelessness or TBI (47, 48, 53) 3
Location of rehabilitation program/intervention
Community-Based rehabilitation offered through:
a) Community organizations (45, 4749, 53, 5562) 13
b) Healthcare clinics (5052) 3
c) Mobile clinic (54) 1
Medical respite program (onsite care) (46) 1

TBI, Traumatic brain injury.

aOne article described an observational cohort/cross sectional and case study and one report described an observational cohort/cross sectional and qualitative study.

bWhile the age eligibility of the rehabilitation program or intervention was not reported, the average age and/or age range was reported in these articles.

cAll case studies.