Thivierge-Rikard R V, Thompson Maxine S
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2007;19(4):39-56. doi: 10.1300/J031v19n04_03.
One of the current debates in the literature on aging inmates asks, what is the most efficient housing/health care model for this "special needs" population? State and federal correctional systems place elderly inmates either in specialized segregated housing units away from the general inmate population, consolidate elderly inmates in housing units within the prison, or provide a combination of both models. In general, proponents of the segregated housing model argue that aging inmates will receive specialized medical services in geriatric units. However, proponents of consolidated housing model argue that aging inmates will have the benefit of both geriatric and non-geriatric health services. This paper examines the association between the type of housing management model for aging inmates and the availability of non-geriatric physical and mental health services. Data for the analysis come from the 2000 Bureau of Justice Statistics Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities. The results suggest that institutions offering consolidated geriatric care provide more mental health services and that these effects are independent of the characteristics of prison facility.
当前关于老年囚犯的文献中的一个争论是，对于这个“特殊需求”群体，最有效的住房/医疗保健模式是什么？州和联邦惩教系统将老年囚犯安置在远离普通囚犯群体的专门隔离住房单元中，将老年囚犯集中安置在监狱内的住房单元中，或者提供两种模式的组合。一般来说，隔离住房模式的支持者认为，老年囚犯将在老年病房接受专门的医疗服务。然而，集中住房模式的支持者认为，老年囚犯将受益于老年和非老年健康服务。本文研究了老年囚犯住房管理模式的类型与非老年身心健康服务可用性之间的关联。分析数据来自2000年司法统计局对州和联邦成人惩教设施的普查。结果表明，提供综合老年护理的机构提供更多的心理健康服务，而且这些影响与监狱设施的特征无关。
