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Kristen O’Brien
Researcher at Centre for Research on Inner City Health
Publications - 2
Citations - 266
Kristen O’Brien is an academic researcher from Centre for Research on Inner City Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Occupational safety and health. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 222 citations.
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Effect of scattered-site housing using rent supplements and intensive case management on housing stability among homeless adults with mental illness: a randomized trial.
Vicky Stergiopoulos,Vicky Stergiopoulos,Stephen W. Hwang,Stephen W. Hwang,Agnes Gozdzik,Rosane Nisenbaum,Rosane Nisenbaum,Eric Latimer,Daniel Rabouin,Carol E. Adair,Jimmy Bourque,Jo Connelly,James Frankish,Laurence Y. Katz,Kate Mason,Vachan Misir,Kristen O’Brien,Jitender Sareen,Christian G. Schütz,Arielle Singer,David L. Streiner,David L. Streiner,Helen-Maria Vasiliadis,Paula Goering +23 more
TL;DR: Among homeless adults with mental illness in 4 Canadian cities, scattered site housing with ICM services compared with usual access to existing housing and community services resulted in increased housing stability over 24 months, but did not improve generic quality of life.
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Barriers to Prescription Medication Adherence Among Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Adults in Three Canadian Cities
Charlotte E. Hunter,Anita Palepu,Susan Farrell,Evie Gogosis,Kristen O’Brien,Stephen W. Hwang,Stephen W. Hwang +6 more
TL;DR: Homeless and vulnerably housed individuals face significant barriers to medication adherence and health care providers serving this population should be particularly attentive to nonadherence among younger patients and those with harmful or hazardous drinking patterns.