HOUSED BEDS: A Clinical Tool for Taking a History on an Unsheltered Homeless Patient

The unsheltered homeless population requires a specific set of history questions to better understand their reality and how any treatment plan will fit into the context of their lives. In order to reach a higher level of understanding, population-specific history questions are necessary to accurately assess their history, access to resources, and priorities. A specific set of history questions to address this need in a concise manner has not been published. An acronym, HOUSED BEDS, is proposed to assist any clinical provider or clinical student in taking a history of an unsheltered patient. This acronym is designed to ask high yield questions that will help all members of the patient’s health care team adapt treatment plans, from housing applications to medication prescriptions, for patients who are currently unsheltered. A POCKET CARD can be found on the last two pages of this document.

无家可归的流浪人口需要一套特定的历史问题，以更好地理解他们的现实状况以及任何治疗方案如何融入他们生活的背景之中。为了达到更深层次的理解，针对特定人群的历史问题对于准确评估其历史、资源获取和优先事项至关重要。目前尚未发表一套简洁明了的历史问题集合。为此，提出一个缩写词HOUSED BEDS，旨在协助任何临床提供者或临床学生在对无家可归的患者进行病史采集时使用。该缩写词旨在提出高收益问题，帮助患者医疗团队的所有成员调整治疗方案，从住房申请到药物处方，以满足目前无家可归的患者的需求。可在本文件的最后两页找到一张POCKET CARD。