ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2023
The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Incarcerated Older Adults.
Article in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- The care experience of people with diagnosed or suspected dementia living in prison: A case study approach.Dementia (London, England) · 2026Article
- Incarcerated geriatric patients' experiences of aging and healthcare.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Intersecting Effects of Lifetime Experiences of Homelessness and Incarceration on Cognitive Aging and Dementia Risk Factors in the United States.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- Linkages between incarceration and health for older adults.Health & justice · 2025Review
- The Impact of Prior Incarceration on Cognitive Trajectories Among Older Adults: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Neurodegenerative Disorders in Criminal Offending and Cognitive Decline Among Aging Inmates.NeuroSci · 2025Review
- Cognitive dysfunction-an under looked avenue to promote health in incarcerated elderly population through yoga.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Prior Incarceration and Performance on Immediate and Delayed Verbal Recall Tests: Results From National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health-Parent Study.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
- A scoping review of research to address older women's health during and after incarceration.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
objectivesIn view of the growing number of older incarcerated persons in the United States, cognitive impairment represents one of the most challenging and costly health care issues facing the U.S. correctional system. This study examined the prevalence and correlates of this growing public health issue in the nation's largest prison system.
methodsIn this study of a random sample of 143 older (≥55 years) adults incarcerated in the Texas prison system, we assessed-using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)-the percentage of inmates who met the MoCA thresholds for mild cognitive impairment (MCI; <23) and dementia (<18). Due to sample size limitations, our multivariable analysis assessed the binary outcome, MoCA <23.
resultsOverall, 35.0% of our random sample of incarcerated older adults in Texas met the threshold for MCI and 9.1% met the threshold for dementia. After adjusting for covariates, study participants who were Black (odds ratio [OR] = 4.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.57-10.82), Hispanic (OR = 4.34, 95% CI = 1.46-12.93), and those with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (8.56, 95% CI = 1.21-60.72) all had higher prevalence of a positive screen for MCI or dementia. Dementia was underdiagnosed in our study sample of incarcerated adults, with 15.4% of MoCA-diagnosed dementia patients having a dementia diagnosis documented in their medical records. DISCUSSION: Future studies of cognitive impairment in prisons and jails can inform health care planning and resource allocation, such as expansion of access to palliative care, advance care planning, and targeted cognitive screening in older age groups.
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