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Health status of older male prisoners: a comprehensive survey.

Author(s) -

Patricia L. Colsher,

Robert B. Wallace,

P L Loeffelholz,

Márcia Cristina Sales

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.6.881

Subject(s) - prison , gerontology , medicine , disease , demography , environmental health , family medicine , psychology , pathology , criminology , sociology

Although prison populations remain predominantly young, the number of older inmates in state and federal correctional facilities has been increasing. This report describes the results of a health survey of 119 male inmates 50 years of age and older residing in Iowa state correctional facilities. Subject's disease history included hypertension (40%), myocardial infarction (19%), and emphysema (18%). Most participants (97%) had missing teeth, 42% had gross physical functional impairments, and 70% smoked cigarettes. These findings have implications for health care provision and release planning.

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