ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2018
Health Literacy Among a Formerly Incarcerated Population Using Data from the Transitions Clinic Network.
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- The low health literacy in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Beyond the Lines: Exploration of Health Literacy Among Inmates in a European Prison in Africa.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Perceptions of Technology and Digital Health Tools Among Recently Incarcerated Adults With Opioid Use Disorder: Semistructured Interview Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Systematic review of the tuberculosis burden in prisons: Regional patterns and gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean.Global epidemiology · 2026Review
- Exploring Medication Safety in Transitions From Prison to Community: A Qualitative Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Left Behind in Electronic Access: Control Over Personal Health Information While Incarcerated.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Hypertension among incarcerated individuals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: examining prevalence and correlates based on the Social Cognitive Theory.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Navigating reentry: a qualitative analysis of health system engagement among adults with chronic health conditions after release from prison.Justice, opportunities, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Ophthalmic care at an academic medical centre for patients who were incarcerated or in immigration detention.Eye (London, England) · 2025Observational
- Access to Healthcare Among Young Adult Probationers Participating in a Pilot Health-Focused Reentry Program.International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology · 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
- Structural Determinants of Health Literacy Among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals: Insights From the Survey of Racism and Public Health.Health literacy research and practice · 2025Article
- Health Service Utilization by Adults Impacted by the Justice System at a Large Federally Qualified Health Care Clinic Network.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2025Article
- The Rhode Island transitions clinic: connections to social and healthcare services after release from incarceration.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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- Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Linkage facilitation for opioid use disorder in criminal legal system contexts: a primer for researchers, clinicians, and legal practitioners.Health & justice · 2024Article
- A randomized clinical trial testing a health literacy intervention to reduce disparities in access to care among Justice-Impacted Adults (JIA).Health & justice · 2024Article
- A health literacy analysis of online patient-directed educational materials about mycobacterium avium complex.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
Health literacy is increasingly understood to be a mediator of chronic disease self-management and health care utilization. However, there has been very little research examining health literacy among incarcerated persons. This study aimed to describe the health literacy and relevant patient characteristics in a recently incarcerated primary care patient population in 12 communities in 6 states and Puerto Rico. Baseline data were collected from 751 individuals through the national Transitions Clinic Network (TCN), a model which utilizes a community health worker (CHW) with a previous history of incarceration to engage previously incarcerated people with chronic medical diseases in medical care upon release. Participants in this study completed study measures during or shortly after their first medical visit in the TCN. Data included demographics, health-related survey responses, and a measure of health literacy, The Newest Vital Sign (NVS). Bivariate and linear regression models were fit to explore associations among health literacy and the time from release to first clinic appointment, number of emergency room visits before first clinic appointment and confidence in adhering to medication. Our study found that almost 60% of the sample had inadequate health literacy. Inadequate health literacy was associated with decreased confidence in taking medications following release and an increased likelihood of visiting the emergency department prior to primary care. Early engagement may improve health risks for this population of individuals that is at high risk of death, acute care utilization, and hospitalization following release.
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