Aging Patients in Correctional Settings
| Autor: | Ayla Pelleg, Rachael Bedard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
education.field_of_study business.industry Geriatrics gerontology media_common.quotation_subject Pain medicine Population Economic shortage 03 medical and health sciences Dignity 0302 clinical medicine Sensory impairment Healthcare utilization Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology business education Cognitive impairment 030217 neurology & neurosurgery media_common |
| Zdroj: | Current Geriatrics Reports. 8:250-255 |
| ISSN: | 2196-7865 |
| Popis: | The United States (US) has the highest number of incarcerated people in the world. This incarcerated population is aging disproportionately compared with the general population. Correctional facilities need to develop geriatric competencies to respond to this aging crisis. Older inmates have an increased burden of chronic medical conditions. This leads to higher healthcare utilization and costs across correctional systems. Daily symptoms, such as pain, and geriatric syndromes, such as cognitive impairment, frailty, and sensory impairment, are common but are frequently undertreated. There is a national shortage of geriatricians and minimal geriatric expertise within the correctional system. Geriatric models of care need to be embedded within correctional facilities to help patients maintain function, health, and dignity as people age within the criminal system. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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