Gallagher E M
University of Victoria, B.C. Canada.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1990;31(4):251-65. doi: 10.2190/QE9H-GV5T-KCJ6-EMJ4.
A competitive survey was carried out in three medium-security Federal prisons in British Columbia, Canada. The purpose was to compare the social, emotional, and physical health characteristics of older and younger inmates. The results showed that when compared with younger inmates, the older men had more contacts with friends and family, more friends in prison, and experienced less stress than the younger men. Aside from problems with vision and hearing, their physical health did not appear to be any worse when compared to that of younger inmates. This was surprising in light of age-related declines in health found in both the general population and in previous research with inmates. The study uncovered several unique problems concerning older prisoners, and a number of policy and program recommendations were generated.
在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省的三所中等安全级别的联邦监狱中进行了一项竞争性调查。目的是比较老年和年轻囚犯的社会、情感和身体健康特征。结果显示，与年轻囚犯相比，老年男性与朋友和家人的联系更多，在监狱里有更多朋友，并且比年轻男性经历的压力更小。除了视力和听力问题外，与年轻囚犯相比，他们的身体健康状况似乎并没有更差。鉴于在普通人群和之前对囚犯的研究中都发现了与年龄相关的健康下降，这一结果令人惊讶。该研究发现了一些关于老年囚犯的独特问题，并提出了一些政策和项目建议。
