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Keywords

Community Health Nursing; Homeless Persons; Mental Health; Psychiatry; Public Health; Social Discrimination; Social Marginalization; Social Medicine; Social Stigma; Vulnerable Populations

Research group(s)

• Grabovac Group
  Head: Igor Grabovac
  Research Area: Our group within the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine focuses on health behavior and preventive measures in vulnerable populations (LGBTIQ+, homeless, refugees and displaced people among others).
  Members:
  Honja Hama
  Katrin Schäfer
  Lisa Lehner
  Hanna M. Mües
  Igor Grabovac
  Tobias Fragner (né Schiffler)

Grants

• CoMitMenT - Trialogisches Co-Design zur Verbesserung körperlicher Gesundheitsversorgung für Menschen mit psychischen Krankheitserfahrungen (2023)
  Source of Funding: LBG (Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft), PPIE Exploration
  Principal Investigator

Selected publications

1. Fragner, T. et al. (2025) ‘Access to somatic healthcare for people with lived experience of mental health conditions in Austria: A trialogic participatory action research study’, SSM - Mental Health, 8, p. 100566. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100566.
2. Schiffler, T. et al. (2023) ‘Access to cancer preventive care and program considerations for people experiencing homelessness across four European countries: an exploratory qualitative study’, eClinicalMedicine, 62, p. 102095. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102095.
3. Fragner, T. et al. (2024) ‘Patient-centered interprofessional education in cancer care: a systematic scoping review’, BMC Medical Education, 24(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06600-x.
4. Jeleff, M. et al. (2024) ‘Cancer risk factors and access to cancer prevention services for people experiencing homelessness’, The Lancet Public Health, 9(2), pp. e128–e146. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00298-0.
5. Guzman-Benitez, J.E. et al. (2025) ‘Evaluating the Impact of the Health Navigator Model on Housing Status Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Four European Countries’, Healthcare, 13(21), p. 2805. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13212805.