The role of detention officers in the provision of jail healthcare in the Southeastern United States.
Health care
Healthcare delivery
Jails
Prisoners
Prisons
Qualitative research
Journal
Social science & medicine (1982)
ISSN: 1873-5347
Titre abrégé: Soc Sci Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8303205
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2023
08 2023
Historique:
received:
22
03
2023
revised:
30
05
2023
accepted:
30
06
2023
pmc-release:
01
08
2024
medline:
24
7
2023
pubmed:
8
7
2023
entrez:
7
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Jailed individuals have considerable healthcare needs, yet jail healthcare resources are often limited. We interviewed staff from 34 Southeastern jails about strategies that jails use to deliver healthcare. One of the most prominent strategies was the use of detention officers to provide or facilitate the provision of healthcare. Officers' roles included assessing the need for medical clearance, conducting medical intake screenings, monitoring for suicide/withdrawal, transporting patients to medical appointments, medication administration, monitoring blood glucose and blood pressure, responding to medical emergencies, and communication with healthcare personnel. Several participants reported that due to officer shortages, conflicting priorities, and lack of adequate training, officers' healthcare roles can compromise privacy, delay access to care, and result in inadequate monitoring and safety. Findings suggest the need for training and standardized guidelines for officers' involvement in jail healthcare delivery and reassessment of the scope of officers' healthcare responsibilities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37418989
pii: S0277-9536(23)00422-7
doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116065
pmc: PMC10528480
mid: NIHMS1916955
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
116065Subventions
Organisme : NIMHD NIH HHS
ID : R01 MD012469
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.
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