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Journal of Correctional Health Care
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Self-Study Program Source Type: research

Staff Satisfaction, Ethical Concerns, and Burnout in the New York City Jail Health System
This article reviewed a program evaluation conducted among correctional health care staff in New York City (NYC) using a 68-question electronic survey to assess satisfaction, attitudes, and beliefs in relation to ethics and burnout of health care employees in NYC jails. Descriptive statistics were tabulated and reviewed, and further assessment of burnout and ethics was performed through group sessions with participants. This evaluation has led to changes in agency policies and procedures and an emphasis on the human rights issue of the dual loyalty challenges that the security setting places on the overall mission to care ...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Kalra, R., Kollisch, S. G., MacDonald, R., Dickey, N., Rosner, Z., Venters, H. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Childhood Adversity and Mental Health Correlates of Obesity in a Population at Risk
The staggering prevalence of obesity and obesity-related health conditions takes exorbitant tolls on health care resources. This cross-sectional study with private evaluations of 636 adult inmates in a southern state prison was conducted with regressions comparing obese (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 30) to nonobese individuals to define obesity risk factors. Obese individuals more likely were female, were victims of childhood sexual abuse, suffered greater severity of childhood sexual abuse, attempted suicide, reported drug dependency, were non-Caucasian, and were older than nonobese. Psychopathy predicted lower BMI. Though ...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Brewer-Smyth, K., Cornelius, M., Pohlig, R. T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Psychological Distress Among Older Prisoners: Associations With Health, Health Care Utilization, and the Prison Environment
This article investigates the relationships between older prisoners’ health, their experiences of the prison environment and health services, and their levels of psychological distress. One hundred and seventy-three older prisoners (aged 50 years and older) from eight Australian prisons were interviewed using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, with additional information collected from prisoner interviews and correctional health files. Distress scores were significantly associated with measures of physical health, functional independence, and health care utilization. However, a hierarchical regression analysis...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Baidawi, S., Trotter, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The Meaning of Depression Symptoms for Young Black Men Employed at a Community-Based Reentry Facility
Only 10% of Black men are predicted to experience depression despite widespread disparities in education, employment, socioeconomic status, and incarceration. Gender, cultural, and situational variables force divergence from traditional symptoms of depression and complicate accurate identification of depression in young Black men. Twenty young Black men who were employed by a community-based reentry facility were interviewed about their perceptions of items on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale. Generally, participants endorsed CES-D questions that screen for depressive, somatic, and positive aff...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Perkins, D. E. K., Lasiter, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Health Promotion Body Maps of Criminalized Woman
Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. For criminalized women, opportunities to engage in health-promoting activities are obstructed by factors related to the context of their lives prior to and during incarceration. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into criminalized women’s health and their access to health information and services. Thematic data analysis of body maps and interview transcripts revealed a central theme related to barriers and facilitators to health resources as contingent on being "inside" or "outside" of the incarcerati...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Donelle, L., Hall, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Comparison of Digital Chest Radiography to Purified Protein Derivative for Screening of Tuberculosis in Newly Admitted Inmates
This study compares purified protein derivative (PPD) screening to digital chest radiography (CXR) screening for tuberculosis (TB) in newly admitted inmates in the San Diego County Jail system. The study period lasted from 2002 to 2014, during which 45 cases of active TB were detected, a rate of 69.2 cases per 100,000 person-years. Compared to PPD, CXR reduces the median number of days active TB cases were in the general population from 44.4 to 5.2 days and the number of exposures from 1,222 to 138 persons. These results confirm that CXR remains a more effective method for preventing exposure to active TB in jail facilitie...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Degner, N. R., Joshua, A., Padilla, R., Vo, H. H., Vilke, G. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A Review of the Effectiveness of HIV Sexual Risk Prevention Interventions in Adult Prison Inmates
This article reviews the effectiveness of HIV sexual risk prevention programs among adult prison inmates. A database search was performed to identify studies that used HIV sexual risk prevention programs with incarcerated adults. Of the 234 articles identified, 9 met the inclusion criteria. In addition, 5 articles were found containing supporting information for the 9 studies reviewed, increasing the number of articles reviewed to 14. All studies reported a significant increase in knowledge or a decrease in high-risk behaviors among the inmates at the conclusion of the interventions. Common limitations included a lack of a...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Senkowski, V., Norris, K., McGaughey, A., Branscum, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Hospitalization Among HIV-Infected U.S. Marshals Service Prisoners
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) prisoner population is diverse and includes immigration violators, fugitives that have evaded apprehension, perpetrators of Medicaid fraud, and parole and probation violators. Unlike state and local jails, the USMS has numerous housing options for its prisoners. Given the unique characteristics, federal prisoners’ quality of care, and subsequent clinical outcomes, may differ from those of state and local inmates. However, little is known about hospitalization rates and length of stay for HIV-positive USMS prisoners. The purpose of this study is to examine hospitalizations among HIV-in...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Price, V. D., Swanson, B. A., Jegier, B. J., Phillips, J., Swartout, K., Fogg, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Factors Associated With Receiving Rapid HIV Testing Among Individuals on Probation or Parole
Despite the strong correlation between HIV and corrections, testing and prevention efforts have largely been ignored among community corrections populations. The current study is a secondary analysis to compare characteristics of individuals under community corrections supervision who completed rapid HIV testing with those who refused such testing (N = 2,382) in Baltimore, Maryland, and Providence, Rhode Island. Results indicate that the following variables were significantly associated with the receipt of rapid HIV testing: being female (p = .024), Black race (p = .004), homeless (p = .016), early age of crime onset (p = ...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Gordon, M. S., Carswell, S. B., Wilson, M., Kinlock, T. W., Restivo, L., McKenzie, M., Rich, J. D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Challenges and Opportunities in Correctional Health Care Quality: A Descriptive Analysis of Compliance With NCCHC Standards
This descriptive analysis examines data collected as part of the accreditation program of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). Based on the NCCHC Standards for Health Services, the accreditation program uses external peer review to determine whether correctional institutions meet these standards in their provision of health services. Analysis of compliance patterns looked at four facility characteristics—total annual admission, capacity, average daily population, and average daily intake—for jails and prisons. Findings reveal differences between facilities that were compliant and those t...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Gibson, B. R., Phillips, G. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Editors Letter
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Miles, J. R. Tags: Editor ' s Letter Source Type: research

Erratum
Riedel, L. E., Barry, C. L., McGinty, E. E., Bandara, S. N., Webster, D. W., Toone, R. E., et al. (2016). Improving Health Care Linkages for Criminal Justice-Involved Persons: The Cook County Jail Medicaid Enrollment Initiative. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 22, 189–199. Original doi: 10.1177/1078345816653199 In the July 2016 issue, the title of the article was incorrectly published as "Improving Health Care Linkages for Persons: The Cook County Jail Medicaid Enrollment Initiative". The correct title should read as "Improving Health Care Linkages for Criminal Justice-Involved Persons: The Cook County Jail Medi...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - October 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Erratum Source Type: research

Improving Health Care Linkages for Criminal Justice-Involved Persons: The Cook County Jail Medicaid Enrollment Initiative
This study examined one early initiative to enroll individuals in Medicaid during the intake process at the Cook County Jail in Illinois. Several elements were identified as critical to the program’s success: key early planning decisions made within the context of a cross-agency group, a high level of dedication among partnering organization leaders, program buy-in among security personnel, and the unique way in which Cook County verifies inmate identity for Medicaid enrollment purposes. These features can potentially guide other jurisdictions attempting to implement similar initiatives. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 13, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Riedel, L. E., Barry, C. L., McGinty, E. E., Bandara, S. N., Webster, D. W., Toone, R. E., Huskamp, H. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Journal of Correctional Health Care: Self-Study Program
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 13, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Self-Study Program Source Type: research