Stewart Warren, Edmond Nadia
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Brighton, Brighton, East Sussex, England.
School of Education, University of Brighton, Brighton, East Sussex, England.
Nurs Stand. 2017 Apr 5;31(32):44-51. doi: 10.7748/ns.2017.e10468.
Aim To explore the role of prisoner caregivers in providing peer social care to older prisoners and to identify methodological information and challenges to conducting research in prisons, to inform future research in this setting. Method The literature review was conducted in two stages. In the first stage, a systematic literature review was undertaken to retrieve articles related to prisoner caregiving. The main themes from these articles were identified. In the second stage, a narrative literature review was undertaken to provide contextual and methodological information about research, which may support future research in prisons. Findings The main themes identified in the systematic literature review were: the benefits of prisoner caregiving; training needs; and the organisational implications of implementing prisoner caregiving. The narrative literature review identified a range of methodological approaches used to undertake research in prisons. Challenges to undertaking research in prisons included practical issues, the influence of power on relationships and the difficulty for researchers not to take the side of either the prisoners or prison staff. Conclusion The role of prisoner caregiver is increasingly recognised as important, and is associated with several benefits to individual prisoners and the prison community. However, further training is required for prisoner caregivers, and there is a need for further research into the prisoner caregiving role, using a methodology that is suitable for the prison setting.
目的 探讨囚犯护理人员在为老年囚犯提供同伴社会关怀方面的作用，并确定在监狱开展研究的方法学信息和挑战，以为该环境下的未来研究提供参考。方法 文献综述分两个阶段进行。第一阶段，进行系统的文献综述以检索与囚犯护理相关的文章，并确定这些文章的主要主题。第二阶段，进行叙述性文献综述以提供有关研究的背景和方法学信息，这可能支持未来在监狱中的研究。结果 系统文献综述确定的主要主题为：囚犯护理的益处；培训需求；以及实施囚犯护理的组织影响。叙述性文献综述确定了一系列用于在监狱开展研究的方法学途径。在监狱开展研究的挑战包括实际问题、权力对关系的影响以及研究人员难以不站在囚犯或监狱工作人员任何一方。结论 囚犯护理人员的作用日益被认为很重要，并且对个体囚犯和监狱社区有诸多益处。然而，囚犯护理人员需要进一步培训，并且需要使用适合监狱环境的方法学对囚犯护理角色进行进一步研究。
