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Aging Prisoners' Views on Healthcare Services in Swiss Prisons

Galli, S. and Bretschneider, W. and Elger, B. and Handtke, V. and Shaw, D.. (2016) Aging Prisoners' Views on Healthcare Services in Swiss Prisons. Journal of Applied Gerontology. p. 733464816681150.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Due to the higher morbidity prevalent in the increasing older population, prisons are facing new challenges on a structural, ethical, and financial level. This study's goal was to explore older prisoners' views and experiences regarding the quality of medical services. METHOD: In this qualitative study, 35 semi-structured interviews were conducted with older inmates aged 50 years and above in 12 different prisons in the German-speaking (23 interviews) and the French-speaking parts (12 interviews) of Switzerland. RESULTS: The majority of older prisoners in this sample expressed concerns about quality of treatment throughout incarceration. Topics addressed reached from quality of the entrance to routine examinations, quality of the treatment received, and delays in care and services provided. CONCLUSION: This study's findings suggest that healthcare in prison is often perceived as insufficient and inadequate by older inmates.
Faculties and Departments:08 Cross-disciplinary Subjects > Ethik > Institut für Bio- und Medizinethik > Bio- und Medizinethik (Elger)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Public Health > Ethik in der Medizin > Bio- und Medizinethik (Elger)
UniBasel Contributors:Bretschneider, Wiebke and Shaw, David and Elger, Bernice Simone
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:SAGE Publications
ISSN:0733-4648
e-ISSN:1552-4523
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:15 Jan 2018 10:58
Deposited On:04 Oct 2017 14:48

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