ArticleJournal of palliative medicine2014
Pain behind bars: the epidemiology of pain in older jail inmates in a county jail.
Article in Journal of palliative medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Incarceration history and opioid use among adults living with HIV and chronic pain: a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.Health & justice · 2024Article
- Pain in US corrections settings: the promise of digital solutions for better data and treatment access.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2024Article
- "What if that's your last sleep?" A qualitative exploration of the trauma of incarceration and sleep.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2024Article
- The Hidden Toll of Incarceration: Exploring the Link Between Incarceration Histories and Pain Among Older Adults in the United States.Innovation in aging · 2023Article
- Health and Health Service Needs: Comparison of Older and Younger Women with Criminal-Legal Involvement in Three Cities.Journal of aging and health · 2022Article
- A conceptual model for understanding post-release opioid-related overdose risk.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2019Review
- Six-Month Emergency Department Use among Older Adults Following Jail Incarceration.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2018Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and associated health and social vulnerabilities in older jail inmates.Aging & mental health · 2017Article
- Mobilizing cross-sector community partnerships to address the needs of criminal justice-involved older adults: a framework for action.International journal of prisoner health · 2017Article
- Detained and Distressed: Persistent Distressing Symptoms in a Population of Older Jail Inmates.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2016Article
- Managing Chronic Pain in Special Populations with Emphasis on Pediatric, Geriatric, and Drug Abuser Populations.The Medical clinics of North America · 2016Review
- The state of research funding from the National Institutes of Health for criminal justice health research.Annals of internal medicine · 2015Article
- Health-care needs of older women prisoners: Perspectives of the health-care workers who care for them.Journal of women & agingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe number of older jail inmates in poor health is increasing rapidly. Among older adults, pain is common and leads to greater acute care use. In jail, pain management is complicated by concerns about misuse and diversion. A lack of data about the prevalence and management of pain in older jail inmates limits our ability to develop optimal palliative care strategies for this population.
objectiveTo describe the prevalence of and factors associated with pain and analgesic use in a population of older jail inmates.
designCross-sectional study. χ(2) tests assessed association between characteristics, pain, and analgesic use. SETTING/SUBJECTS: Two hundred ten jail inmates age 55 or older. MEASUREMENTS: "Severe frequent pain" defined as "severe or very severe" pain experienced "frequently or constantly" using the validated Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale. Medical conditions, substance use, and analgesic treatment determined through self-report and jail medical records.
resultsParticipants' mean age was 59 years; 69% had multimorbidity; 75% reported any pain; 39% reported severe frequent pain. Report of severe frequent pain was associated with multimorbidity, functional impairment, and pre-jail acute care use (p<0.05), but not with substance use (57% versus 56%, p=0.89). Within a week of their interview, most participants with severe frequent pain had received an analgesic (87%) and many received an opioid (70%).
conclusionHigh rates of pain in a rapidly growing population of older jail inmates with multimorbidity and functional impairment suggest that jails are an important site for assessing symptom burden and developing appropriate palliative care interventions.
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