Homeless Care Management App

Summary

There is a significant revolving door of incarceration among homeless adults, a population with substantial health disparities. Homeless adults who receive the professional coordination of individualized care (i.e., case management) during the period following their release from jail experience fewer mental health and substance use problems, are more likely to obtain stable housing, and are less likely to be re-incarcerated. The proposed study will use mobile technology to address these barriers and fill gaps in the understanding of the causes of the revolving door of homeless incarceration. This research represents a step toward integrated service connection and healthcare service provision for one of the most underserved, high need, and understudied populations in the United States. Smart phone apps that increase the use of available healthcare services and identify predictors of key outcomes (e.g., homelessness, re-arrest, medication compliance) could be used to reach hard to reach populations with histories of significant and persistent health disparities (e.g., homeless adults).

Conditions

• Substance Use Disorders
• Mental Health Impairment
• Health Behavior
• Adherence, Patient

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

In-Person Case Management at Homeless Recovery Program

In-Person Case Management at Homeless Recovery Program

BEHAVIORAL

Unlimited Smartphone

Smartphone with unlimited calls, texts, and data plan

BEHAVIORAL

Smartphone Based Case Management (SPCM) app

Smartphone Based Case Management app

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  collaborator NIH

• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

  collaborator NIH

• University of Oklahoma

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Michael S Businelle, Ph.D. · University of Oklahoma

• Jennifer M Reingle, Ph.D. · UTHealth School of Public Health

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-04-27

Primary Completion

2023-11-14

Completion

2023-11-14

Countries

• United States

Study Locations