Table 2.
Study characteristics and description of rehabilitation.
| Study characteristics | N |
|---|---|
| Country of study | |
| United States (45–54) | 10 |
| Canada (55–62) | 8 |
| Study design a | |
| Controlled interventions (55, 56, 58–61) | 6 |
| Observational cohort/cross-sectional (48, 49, 51–54, 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, 54–56, 58–61) | 9 |
| Adults only (18–65 years) (48) | 1 |
| Not reportedb (45–47, 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, 60–62) | 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, 54–56, 58, 60–62) | 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, 47–49, 53, 55–62) | 13 |
| b) Healthcare clinics (50–52) | 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.