Health of elderly male prisoners: worse than the general population, worse than younger prisoners

被引:162
作者
Fazel, S [1 ]
Hope, T
O'Donnell, I
Piper, M
Jacoby, R
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Warneford Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Oxford OX3 7JX, England
[2] Univ Oxford, Inst Hlth Sci, Dept Publ Hlth & Primary Care, Oxford, England
[3] Univ Coll Dublin, Fac Law, Inst Criminol, Dublin 2, Ireland
[4] Natl Hlth Serv Execut, Prison Hlth Policy Unit, London, England
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
Barthel index; health services; prisoners; prisons; smoking;
D O I
10.1093/ageing/30.5.403
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Background: assessment of the health of men aged 60 and over in English and Welsh prisons. Methods: 203 men were interviewed from 15 prisons, comprising one-fifth of all sentenced men in this age group in England and Wales. Assessment included semi-structured interviews covering chronic and acute health problems, and recording of major illnesses from the medical notes and prison reception health screen. Results: 85% of the elderly prisoners had one or more major illnesses reported in their medical records, and 83% reported at least one chronic illness on interview The most common illnesses were psychiatric, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and respiratory. Conclusion: the rates of illness in elderly prisoners are higher than those reported in other studies of younger prisoners and surveys of the general population of a similar age. The increasing number of elderly people in prison poses specific health challenges for prison health-care services.
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页码:403 / 407
页数:5
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