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dc.contributor.authorWangmo, Tenzin-
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Andrea H.-
dc.contributor.authorHandtke, Violet-
dc.contributor.authorBretschneider, Wiebke-
dc.contributor.authorPage, Julie-
dc.contributor.authorSommer, Jens-
dc.contributor.authorStuckelberger, Astrid-
dc.contributor.authorAebi, Marcelo F.-
dc.contributor.authorElger, Bernice S.-
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T13:52:38Z-
dc.date.available2018-03-29T13:52:38Z-
dc.date.issued2015-07-06-
dc.identifier.issn0898-2643de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/4546-
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study assessed health care utilization of aging prisoners and compared it with that of younger prisoners. Method: Health care utilization comprised visits to general practitioners (GPs), nurses, and mental health professionals (MHPs) for a period of 6 months. Using retrospective study design, data were extracted from medical records of 190 older prisoners (50 years and older) and 190 younger inmates (18-49 years). Age group was a dichotomous predictor variable with type of sentencing and time spent in prison as covariates. Descriptive statistics and generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) were performed. Results: For each of the three outcome variables, two GLMMs were constructed. The first model only included age group as the predictor variable (3 × Unadjusted models). The second included the two covariates in addition to the predictor variable (3 × Adjusted model). Results from the adjusted model indicate that visits to GPs significantly differed between the two age groups (p = 0.022). Older prisoners visited GPs 1.43 times more often than younger prisoners over the 6-month period (adjusted risk ratio [RR] = 1.43, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.05, 1.94]). The finding for visits to nurses was not statistically significant (p = 0.080). However, older prisoners visited nurses 1.36 times more frequently (adjusted RR = 1.36, 95% CI = [0.96, 1.91]). Finally, older prisoners visited MHPs 1.24 times more often than younger prisoners (adjusted RR = 1.24, 95% CI = [0.95, 1.61]) and this finding was also not statistically significant (p = 0.11). Discussion: Study findings underline that older prisoners utilized health care more often than younger prisoners although in most models the finding did not reach statistical significance. The prison system must develop solutions to address the needs of an aging population, particularly those with physical and mental health problems.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherSagede_CH
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Aging and Healthde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subject.ddc365: Justizvollzugsanstaltende_CH
dc.subject.ddc610: Medizin und Gesundheitde_CH
dc.titleAging prisoners in Switzerland : an analysis of their healthcare utilizationde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementGesundheitde_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0898264315594137de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue3de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end502de_CH
zhaw.pages.start481de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume28de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.webfeedAngewandte Gerontologiede_CH
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Wangmo, T., Meyer, A. H., Handtke, V., Bretschneider, W., Page, J., Sommer, J., Stuckelberger, A., Aebi, M. F., & Elger, B. S. (2015). Aging prisoners in Switzerland : an analysis of their healthcare utilization. Journal of Aging and Health, 28(3), 481–502. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264315594137
Wangmo, T. et al. (2015) ‘Aging prisoners in Switzerland : an analysis of their healthcare utilization’, Journal of Aging and Health, 28(3), pp. 481–502. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264315594137.
T. Wangmo et al., “Aging prisoners in Switzerland : an analysis of their healthcare utilization,” Journal of Aging and Health, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 481–502, Jul. 2015, doi: 10.1177/0898264315594137.
WANGMO, Tenzin, Andrea H. MEYER, Violet HANDTKE, Wiebke BRETSCHNEIDER, Julie PAGE, Jens SOMMER, Astrid STUCKELBERGER, Marcelo F. AEBI und Bernice S. ELGER, 2015. Aging prisoners in Switzerland : an analysis of their healthcare utilization. Journal of Aging and Health. 6 Juli 2015. Bd. 28, Nr. 3, S. 481–502. DOI 10.1177/0898264315594137
Wangmo, Tenzin, Andrea H. Meyer, Violet Handtke, Wiebke Bretschneider, Julie Page, Jens Sommer, Astrid Stuckelberger, Marcelo F. Aebi, and Bernice S. Elger. 2015. “Aging Prisoners in Switzerland : An Analysis of Their Healthcare Utilization.” Journal of Aging and Health 28 (3): 481–502. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264315594137.
Wangmo, Tenzin, et al. “Aging Prisoners in Switzerland : An Analysis of Their Healthcare Utilization.” Journal of Aging and Health, vol. 28, no. 3, July 2015, pp. 481–502, https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264315594137.


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