Social and custodial needs of older adults in prison
| Autor: | Alistair Burns, Adrian J. Hayes, Pauline Turnbull, Jenny Shaw |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Gerontology Aging medicine.medical_specialty Service provision media_common.quotation_subject Custodial Care Friends Prison behavioral disciplines and activities Quality of life (healthcare) Activities of Daily Living mental disorders medicine Humans Social Behavior Psychiatry media_common Health Services Needs and Demand Personal care business.industry Prisoners Age Factors virus diseases social sciences General Medicine Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Mental Health North west Prisons Scale (social sciences) Needs assessment Quality of Life population characteristics Family Relations Geriatrics and Gerontology business Accommodation Needs Assessment |
| Zdroj: | Age and Ageing. 42:589-593 |
| ISSN: | 1468-2834 0002-0729 |
| Popis: | Background: older prisoners are a fast-growing group but there is limited evidence for how well their needs are being met. Objectives: to quantify the social and custodial needs of older prisoners and suggest improvements for service provision. Design: cross-sectional study. Setting: twelve prisons holding adult males in North West England. Subjects: two hundred and sixty-two prisoners; 97 aged between 50 and 59, 165 aged 60 and over. Methods: interview and case-note review for issues of social and custodial need and quality of life in prison, including Forensic Camberwell Assessment of Need and Lubben Scale for social networks. Results: many had problems mixing with younger prisoners, accommodation and activities, and limited contact with friends and family. A small group had personal care needs which were not well managed in prison. Conclusion: older prisoners have distinct social and custodial needs which need to be addressed by a national strategy for their care and management. |
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