The Sustainable Training, Treatment, Employment Program Model: Effects of Manual Therapy on Musculoskeletal Pain and Limitation in a Filipino Squatter Community

Musculoskeletal Injuries and Conditions Among Homeless Patients

“…Of the 29 studies screened, 21 studies (72%) were conducted in the United States, two (7%) in the United Kingdom, 6 , 19 two (7%) in Canada, 31 , 38 and one each in Japan, 34 Amsterdam, 10 Nepal, 35 and the Philippines. 36 Fourteen of the 29 studies (48%) collected data on homeless patients from hospitals and ED settings. 3 , 6 , 14 , 15 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 32 , 37 , 38 Shelters, 4 , 10 , 16 , 30 , 31 , 34 community health clinics, 18 , 23 , 27 , 36 and field surveys 17 , 24 , 33 were also used.…”

“… 36 Fourteen of the 29 studies (48%) collected data on homeless patients from hospitals and ED settings. 3 , 6 , 14 , 15 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 32 , 37 , 38 Shelters, 4 , 10 , 16 , 30 , 31 , 34 community health clinics, 18 , 23 , 27 , 36 and field surveys 17 , 24 , 33 were also used. Of the six prospective studies included in the analysis, two recruited homeless individuals from shelters, 10 , 23 two recruited those directly from the community through field surveys, 24 , 36 one recruited those from a community health clinic, 18 and one recruited self-identified homeless individuals from a hospital ED.…”

“…3 , 6 , 14 , 15 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 32 , 37 , 38 Shelters, 4 , 10 , 16 , 30 , 31 , 34 community health clinics, 18 , 23 , 27 , 36 and field surveys 17 , 24 , 33 were also used. Of the six prospective studies included in the analysis, two recruited homeless individuals from shelters, 10 , 23 two recruited those directly from the community through field surveys, 24 , 36 one recruited those from a community health clinic, 18 and one recruited self-identified homeless individuals from a hospital ED. 22 Twenty-four studies (83%) recruited and collected data from participants at one location, whereas five studies (17%) 19 , 22 , 28 were conducted across multiple hospitals and two studies 16 , 23 across multiple shelters.…”

“… 20 Twenty-five studies (86%) reported the age of participants, whereas four studies did not provide the mean age of participants. 16 , 20 , 35 , 36 The average reported mean age of participants was 43 years (range, 8.46 to 65 years). Two studies 23 , 28 reported the stratified mean age of male and female participants.…”

“…Ten studies (34%) involved a clinical examination and subsequent diagnosis of presenting musculoskeletal condition. Six studies (20%) involved questionnaires that recorded subjective descriptions of individuals health and any reports regarding their own health status, such as the prevalence and location of pain, 4 , 36 self-reported history of preexisting medical conditions, 27 and current medical reports. 16 , 17 , 31 Only one study 10 was a longitudinal, 7-year descriptive study analyzing the diagnoses and use of shelter-based convalescence care facilities for homeless individuals.…”