Health behaviours and mental and physical health status in older adults with a history of homelessness: a cross-sectional population-based study in England.

Objectives: This study compared (1) levels of engagement in lifestyle risk behaviours and (2) mental and physical health status in individuals who have previously been homeless to those of individuals who have not.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Participants: Data were from participants (n=6931) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

Promoting physical activity in vulnerable adults 'at risk' of homelessness: a randomised controlled trial protocol.

Introduction: People who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, have substantially poorer health. Sustained and regular participation in physical activity is beneficial for both mental and physical health. Limited data suggest that levels of physical activity in the homeless and those at risk of homelessness are low, and access to community-based exercise is limited or non-existent for this population.