Stephen Hwang

Research Programs

MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions

Recent Publications

1. Gicas, KM, Mejia-Lancheros, C, Nisenbaum, R, Wang, R, Hwang, SW, Stergiopoulos, V et al.. Cognitive determinants of community functioning and quality of life in homeless adults with mental illness: 6-year follow-up from the At Home/Chez Soi Study Toronto site. Psychol Med. 2021; :1-9. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721001550. PubMed PMID:33926584 .
2. Tweed, EJ, Thomson, RM, Lewer, D, Sumpter, C, Kirolos, A, Southworth, PM et al.. Health of people experiencing co-occurring homelessness, imprisonment, substance use, sex work and/or severe mental illness in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2021; :. doi: 10.1136/jech-2020-215975. PubMed PMID:33893182 .
3. Mejia-Lancheros, C, Lachaud, J, Aubry, T, Wiens, K, O'Campo, P, Stergiopoulos, V et al.. Multi-trajectory group profiles of well-being and associated predictors among adults experiencing homelessness and mental illness: findings from the At Home/Chez Soi study, Toronto site. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2021; :. doi: 10.1007/s00127-021-02093-x. PubMed PMID:33866385 .
4. Cusimano, MD, Saha, A, Zhang, D, Zhang, S, Casey, J, Rabski, J et al.. Cognitive Dysfunction, Brain Volumes, and Traumatic Brain Injury in Homeless Persons. Neurotrauma Rep. 2021;2 (1):136-148. doi: 10.1089/neur.2020.0031. PubMed PMID:33796876 PubMed Central PMC8006590.
5. Kiran, T, Craig-Neil, A, Das, P, Lockwood, J, Wang, R, Nathanielsz, N et al.. Factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 positivity in 20 homeless shelters in Toronto, Canada, from April to July 2020: a repeated cross-sectional study. CMAJ Open. ;9 (1):E302-E308. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20200253. PubMed PMID:33785478 .
6. Cusimano, MD, Korman, MB, Carpino, M, Feher, A, Puvirajasingam, J, Zhang, S et al.. The Temporal Relations of Traumatic Brain Injury, Victimization, Aggression, and Homelessness: A Developmental Trajectory. Neurotrauma Rep. 2021;2 (1):103-114. doi: 10.1089/neur.2020.0050. PubMed PMID:33748815 PubMed Central PMC7968566.
7. Wiens, K, Nisenbaum, R, Sucha, E, Aubry, T, Farrell, S, Palepu, A et al.. Does Housing Improve Health Care Utilization and Costs? A Longitudinal Analysis of Health Administrative Data Linked to a Cohort of Individuals With a History of Homelessness. Med Care. 2021;59 (Suppl 2):S110-S116. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001379. PubMed PMID:33710082 .
8. Mejia-Lancheros, C, Woodhall-Melnik, J, Wang, R, Hwang, SW, Stergiopoulos, V, Durbin, A et al.. Associations of resilience with quality of life levels in adults experiencing homelessness and mental illness: a longitudinal study. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2021;19 (1):74. doi: 10.1186/s12955-021-01713-z. PubMed PMID:33663538 PubMed Central PMC7971123.
9. Whisler, A, Dosani, N, To, MJ, O'Brien, K, Young, S, Hwang, SW et al.. The effect of a Housing First intervention on primary care retention among homeless individuals with mental illness. PLoS One. 2021;16 (2):e0246859. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246859. PubMed PMID:33571302 PubMed Central PMC7877594.
10. Wang, A, Pridham, KF, Nisenbaum, R, Pedersen, C, Brown, R, Hwang, SW et al.. Factors Associated with Readmission Among General Internal Medicine Patients Experiencing Homelessness. J Gen Intern Med. 2021; :. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06483-w. PubMed PMID:33515192 .