Challenges in providing ethically competent health care to incarcerated older adults with mental illness: a qualitative study exploring mental health professionals' perspectives in Canada

被引:9
作者
Mussie, Kirubel Manyazewal [1 ]
Pageau, Felix [1 ]
Merkt, Helene [1 ]
Wangmo, Tenzin [1 ]
Elger, Bernice Simone [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Basel, Inst Biomed Eth, Bernoullistr 28, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
[2] Univ Geneva, Ctr Legal Med, Geneva, Switzerland
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
Older prisoner; Ethical issues; Qualitative; Mental health; Correctional health; Resource scarcity; Canada; AGING PRISONERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; LIFE; IMPRISONMENT; INMATES; SETTINGS; PATTERNS; PAROLE; NEEDS; TIME;
D O I
10.1186/s12877-021-02687-9
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 The population of incarcerated older adults is the fastest growing demographic in prisons. Older persons in custody have poorer health as compared with those in the community. The unmet and complex health care needs of incarcerated older adults with mental illness raise justice, safety, dignity and fairness in care as ethical concerns. As there exists research gap to better understand these concerns, the current study aimed at exploring the perspectives of mental health professionals on challenges in delivering ethically competent care to mentally ill incarcerated older adults in Canada. Methods Thirty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted between August 2017 and November 2018 with prison mental health professionals in Canada who were selected using purposive and convenience sampling techniques. The audio recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed inductively to generate themes. Results The results were distilled into three main categories and seven subcategories that related to ethical issues in the provision of health care for mentally ill incarcerated older adults. The main categories included imprisoned older persons with special care needs, lack of resources, and the peer-support program. Conclusions Results of this study showed that existing practices of care of mentally ill incarcerated older adults are characterised by challenges that increase their vulnerability to worse health conditions. It is imperative for local authorities, policy makers and representatives to prepare for and respond to the challenges that compromise ethically competent health care for, and healthy ageing of, mentally ill incarcerated older adults.
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