Watson Roger, Stimpson Anne, Hostick Tony
School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, England, UK.
Int J Nurs Stud. 2004 Feb;41(2):119-28. doi: 10.1016/s0020-7489(03)00128-7.
The prison population is increasing and the health problems of prisoners are considerable. Prison is designed with punishment, correction and rehabilitation to the community in mind and these goals may conflict with the aims of health care. A literature review showed that the main issues in prison health care are mental health, substance abuse and communicable diseases. Women prisoners and older prisoners have needs which are distinct from other prisoners. Health promotion and the health of the community outside prisons are desirable aims of prison health care. The delivery of effective health care to prisoners is dependent upon partnership between health and prison services and telemedicine is one possible mode of delivery.
监狱服刑人员数量在不断增加，他们面临着诸多健康问题。监狱的设计初衷是惩罚、改造以及帮助罪犯回归社会，而这些目标可能与医疗保健的目的相冲突。一项文献综述表明，监狱医疗保健的主要问题是心理健康、药物滥用和传染病。女性囚犯和老年囚犯有着与其他囚犯不同的需求。促进健康以及监狱外社区的健康是监狱医疗保健的理想目标。为囚犯提供有效的医疗保健取决于卫生部门与监狱部门之间的合作，而远程医疗是一种可行的提供方式。
