Trial reportJournal of general internal medicine2010
Coming home: health status and homelessness risk of older pre-release prisoners.
Trial report in Journal of general internal medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 78 citations in OpenAlex.
- Including Prisoners in Research Design: Codevelopment of a Practical Guidance Toolkit to Support Intervention Delivery to Address the Physical and Mental Health of Older Prisoners (PAMHOP) Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- A Systems Approach to Homelessness Prevention for Older Adults.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- "Equipping and enabling" health literacy during a "time of change": understanding health literacy and organisational health literacy responsiveness for people leaving prison in later life.Health & justice · 2025Article
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- A Tale of 2 Experiences: Navigating End-of-Life Care With a History of Incarceration.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
- Health Conditions and Treatment Utilization Among Older Male Veterans Incarcerated in Prisons.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Observational
- High Risk of Substance Use Disorder-Related Outcomes in Veterans Released from Correctional Facilities in Mid to Late Life.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- The Hidden Toll of Incarceration: Exploring the Link Between Incarceration Histories and Pain Among Older Adults in the United States.Innovation in aging · 2023Article
- Enhancing community integration after incarceration: findings from a prospective study of an intensive peer support intervention for veterans with an historical comparison group.Health & justice · 2022Article
- Guest editorial.International journal of prisoner health · 2022Article
- Factors associated with repeat sexual offending among U.S. military veterans compared to civilians.International journal of forensic mental health · 2022Article
- A scoping review of military veterans involved in the criminal justice system and their health and healthcare.Health & justice · 2019Article
- Mental health treatment among older adults with mental illness on parole or probation.Health & justice · 2019Article
- Increased Risk of Suicide Attempts and Unintended Death Among Those Transitioning From Prison to Community in Later Life.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2018Article
- Evidence Review-Social Determinants of Health for Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2018Review
- Six-Month Emergency Department Use among Older Adults Following Jail Incarceration.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2018Article
- The Role of Incarceration and Reentry on Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Formerly Incarcerated Black and Hispanic-Latino Men in New York City.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2018Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and associated health and social vulnerabilities in older jail inmates.Aging & mental health · 2017Article
- "Teach-to-Goal" to Better Assess Informed Consent Comprehension among Incarcerated Clinical Research Participants.AMA journal of ethics · 2017Article
- The effect of incarceration on housing stability among homeless and vulnerably housed individuals in three Canadian cities: A prospective cohort study.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2017Article
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7 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundOlder adults comprise an increasing proportion of the prison and homeless populations. While older age is associated with adverse post-release health events and incarceration is a risk factor for homelessness, the health status and homelessness risk of older pre-release prisoners are unknown. Moreover, most post-release services are geared towards veterans; it is unknown whether the needs of non-veterans differ from those of veterans.
objectiveTo assess health status and risk of homelessness of older pre-release prisoners, and to compare veterans with non-veterans. DESIGN/
participantsCross-sectional study of 360 prisoners (≥ 55 years of age) within 2 years of release from prison using data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities. MAIN MEASURES: Veteran status, health status (based on self-report), and risk of homelessness (homelessness before arrest). KEY
resultsMean age was 61 years; 93.8% were men and 56.5% were white. Nearly 40% were veterans, of whom 77.2% reported likely VA service eligibility. Veterans were more likely to be white and to have obtained a high school diploma or GED. Overall, 79.1% reported a medical condition and 13.6% reported a serious mental illness. There was little difference in health status between veterans and non-veterans. Although 1 in 12 prisoners reported a risk factor for homelessness, the risk factors did not differ according to veteran status.
conclusionsOlder pre-release prisoners had a high burden of medical and mental illness and were at risk for post-release homelessness regardless of veteran status. Reentry programs linking pre-release older prisoners to medical and psychiatric services and to homelessness prevention programs are needed for both veterans and non-veterans.
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