Katherine A Koh
Biographic Data
| ID | 6652214 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine A Koh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine A |
| FAMILY NAME | Koh |
| SIGNATURE | KOH K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5076-3642 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Addressing psychiatric needs for homeless-experienced patients
Individuals experiencing homelessness face a disproportionate burden of psychiatric disorders, yet often receive inadequate mental health care. Community-based health centers, such as Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP), attempt to address this issue but do not often directly hear patients’ perspectives on care quality. This study aimed to assess patients’ psychiatric needs and inform patient-directed approaches to mental health c…
Medicare Eligibility and Health Care Use Among Adults With Psychological Distress
These findings suggest that Medicare eligibility at age 65 years was associated with decreased use of mental health outpatient services and increased acute care use among adults with psychological distress. These findings highlight the need for policies that address gaps in mental health care in the Medicare program
Homelessness prediction models in high-income countries
This scoping review aims to provide an overview of prediction models for future homelessness in high-income countries. Several risk prediction models for homelessness have been developed and are being used in practice. However, no comprehensive review has captured the full scope of these models in regard to their target populations, data and variables used, type of model, and model validation. We searched MEDLINE, Web of Science, the Cochrane Lib…
Nutrition for homeless populations
Nutrition is a daily challenge for the homeless population in America. Homeless individuals suffer from a high prevalence of diseases related to poor diet, yet there has been little public health effort to improve nutrition in this population. Shelters and soup kitchens may have an untapped potential to impact food access, choice and quality. We offer ideas for intervention and lessons learned from ten shelters and soup kitchens around Greater Bo…
The Hunger–Obesity Paradox
The Hunger–Obesity Paradox
Nutrition for homeless populations
Nutrition is a daily challenge for the homeless population in America. Homeless individuals suffer from a high prevalence of diseases related to poor diet, yet there has been little public health effort to improve nutrition in this population. Shelters and soup kitchens may have an untapped potential to impact food access, choice and quality. We offer ideas for intervention and lessons learned from ten shelters and soup kitchens around Greater Bo…
Addressing psychiatric needs for homeless-experienced patients
Individuals experiencing homelessness face a disproportionate burden of psychiatric disorders, yet often receive inadequate mental health care. Community-based health centers, such as Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP), attempt to address this issue but do not often directly hear patients’ perspectives on care quality. This study aimed to assess patients’ psychiatric needs and inform patient-directed approaches to mental health c…
Medicare Eligibility and Health Care Use Among Adults With Psychological Distress
These findings suggest that Medicare eligibility at age 65 years was associated with decreased use of mental health outpatient services and increased acute care use among adults with psychological distress. These findings highlight the need for policies that address gaps in mental health care in the Medicare program
Homelessness prediction models in high-income countries
This scoping review aims to provide an overview of prediction models for future homelessness in high-income countries. Several risk prediction models for homelessness have been developed and are being used in practice. However, no comprehensive review has captured the full scope of these models in regard to their target populations, data and variables used, type of model, and model validation. We searched MEDLINE, Web of Science, the Cochrane Lib…
Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Biostatistics (1 works)