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| The health and social needs of older male prisoners | | Author(s) | Adrian J Hayes, Alistair Burns, Pauline Turnbull, Jenny J Shaw |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 27, no 11, November 2012 |
| Pages | pp 1155-1162 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/gps |
| Keywords | Prisoners ; Older men ; Accommodation [elderly] ; Services ; Needs [elderly] ; Social surveys ; North West England. |
| Annotation | This study aimed to quantify the health and social needs of older male prisoners in the North West of England, to determine whether their needs were being met, and to explore an age cut-off for this group. Data were collected by interview and case note review. Areas covered included physical health, mental health, personality disorder, cognitive impairment and social need. 262 prisoners were included in the study. More than 90% had a physical health disorder, most commonly hypertension and osteoarthritis. 61% had a mental disorder, most commonly major depressive disorder and alcohol misuse disorder. There were few differences within age bands for physical health problem or health/social need, but those aged 50-59 had more mental disorder, including mental illness, substance misuse disorder and personality disorder. Older prisoners have a high level of health need and a different profile to the rest of the prison population. Age 50+ appears to be a useful age for defining this group; and service provision should reflect this in a national management strategy. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121026076 A |
| Classmark | TGF: BC: K: I: IK: 3F: 82NW |
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