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Psychoactive Medication Misadventuring in Correctional Health Care
This article details a variety of medication use and potential abuse/misuse/misadventuring topics that are unique to the correctional health care setting, with emphasis on how the large number of persons with psychiatric and/or substance use disorders affects these issues and methods that correctional systems commonly use to manage these inmate-patients. Also discussed are the potential for inmate feigning or malingering as a goal-directed behavior, potential for misadventuring/abuse of commonly used medications, urine drug screening/surveillance, and the effect of psychoactive medications on heat tolerance and environment...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 16, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: McKee, J., Penn, J. V., Koranek, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Simulation: Introduction to Correctional Nursing in a Prison Setting
Simulation can be used to introduce students to critical nursing skills that reduce errors, enhance nurse–patient communication, and improve safety and security when caring for patients in the correctional setting. The interactive environment creates scenarios in a realistic fashion that include experiences that nursing students may encounter in a correctional facility setting, such as aggressive clients, gang-related activities, and noncompliant personalities. Orientation prior to entering the facilities is the key to safety, reducing student anxiety, and enhancing the student’s ability to learn. The simulatio...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 16, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Diaz, D. A., Panosky, D. M., Shelton, D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Distribution of A(H1N1)pdm09 Influenza Vaccine: Need for Greater Consideration of Smaller Jails
To identify factors associated with vaccine receipt among correctional facilities during the A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza pandemic, this study surveyed one third of U.S. correctional facilities. Analysis of the association of average daily population (ADP) on A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza vaccine receipt found that an ADP increase of 100 inmates resulted in a 32% increased likelihood of receiving influenza vaccine among smaller jails. Zero percent of large jails, 14% of federal prisons, 11% of nonfederal prisons, and 57% of small jails reported never receiving pandemic influenza vaccine. A qualitative assessment identified barriers to ...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 16, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Lee, A. S., Berendes, D. M., Seib, K., Whitney, E. A. S., Chavez, R. S., Meyer, P. L., Berkelman, R. L., Omer, S. B., Spaulding, A. C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Evaluation of a Renal Transplant Program for Incarcerated ESRD Patients
Renal transplantation (Tx) improves mortality and morbidity but is limited by availability of suitable organs. Clinical and economic impact of a Tx program for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prisoners was evaluated. Wait list time and patient and organ survival rates were assessed. Twelve of the 104 ESRD prisoners at a prison dialysis unit were activated; 9 transplanted, 2 released active on the United Network for Organ Sharing list, and 1 died after listing. Kidneys from antibody-positive hepatitis C (HepC) donors were given to consenting HepC antibody-positive recipients. The average waiting period was 6.6 months for Hep...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 16, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Panesar, M., Bhutani, H., Blizniak, N., Gundroo, A., Zachariah, M., Pelley, W., Venuto, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Measuring HIV Knowledge Among Women Incarcerated in Jail
This study assessed HIV knowledge among English-speaking women 18 years and older detained in a large, Southeastern jail (N = 202). HIV knowledge was assessed using the Brief HIV Knowledge Questionnaire. HIV knowledge scores were significantly lower among women over age 50, F(3, 195) = 7.39, p < .001; those with less than a high school education, F(2, 187) = 4.10, p = .018; and those with no history of sexually transmitted infections, F(1, 200) = 7.66, p = .006. Assessment of HIV knowledge among incarcerated women revealed a need for prevention education. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 16, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Roberson, D. W. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on Prison Health Services and Offender Management
In this study, the relationships between TBI and use of correctional medical/psychological services, chemical dependency (CD) treatment completion rates, in-prison rule infractions, and recidivism were investigated. Findings indicated that TBI history has a statistically significant association with increased usage of correctional medical/psychological services, including crisis interventions services, and with higher recidivism rates. Results also showed a trend toward offenders with TBI incurring higher rates of in-prison rule infractions and lower rates of CD treatment completion. Implications and future directions for ...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 16, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Piccolino, A. L., Solberg, K. B. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A Condom Distribution Program in the Los Angeles Men's Central Jail: Sheriff Deputies' Attitudes and Opinions
The K6G unit of Los Angeles Men’s Central Jail is comprised of males who have sex with males (MSM), whether gay, bisexual, or transgender. Within this unit, condoms are distributed to inmates, one condom per week. The current study was conducted to better understand the experiences and opinions of jail staff as they pertain to the condom distribution program's effectiveness and impact on jail safety and management. A total of 10 staff interviews were conducted with the unit's line staff (n = 8) and administrative personnel (n = 2). Findings suggest that despite the contradictory "mixed message" that jail staff felt t...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 16, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: McCuller, W. J., Harawa, N. T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Risk, Feasibility, and Cost Evaluation of a Prisoner Condom Access Pilot Program in One California State Prison
This study evaluated the safety and security impact, feasibility, and cost of a program to provide condoms to inmates. A 1-year pilot study of wall-mounted condom dispensing machines in one California state prison compared pre- and post-intervention rates of penal code violations related to sexual misconduct, contraband, controlled substances, and violence. The rates of penal code violations were unchanged or decreased compared to the pre-pilot year. Discreetly located condom dispensers were vandalized less frequently than those in plain view (p < .05). Distributing condoms using the pilot model would cost less than $2 ...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 16, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Lucas, K. D., Miller, J. L., Eckert, V., Horne, R. L., Samuel, M. C., Mohle-Boetani, J. C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Editor's Letter
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 16, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Miles, J. R. Tags: Editor ' s Letter Source Type: research

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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 21, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: Self-Study Program Source Type: research

Surveillance of Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in the New York City Jail System
Suicide and nonsuicidal self-injury represent significant causes of morbidity and mortality in jail settings. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene instituted a database of suicidal and nonsuicidal self-injuries in 2007. Between 2007 and 2011, there were eight deaths by suicide and 2,514 acts of self-injury, with the annual rate of self-injury increasing significantly throughout this time period. The most frequent methods of self-injury were lacerations (816), ligature tied around the neck (569), attempted overdose (501), and swallowed foreign objects (372). This review led to improvements in surveillan...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 21, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Selling, D., Solimo, A., Lee, D., Horne, K., Panove, E., Venters, H. Tags: Field Reports Source Type: research

An Outbreak of Candida albicans Folliculitis Masquerading as Malassezia Folliculitis in a Prison Population
Several inmates from a non-air-conditioned prison were sent to the University of Texas Medical Branch dermatology clinic for unexplained eruptions not responding to various treatments. They were initially diagnosed with Malassezia folliculitis based on clinical examination and histological findings. The patients’ cultures from skin scrapings, however, revealed Candida albicans confirmed by growth on Mycosel agar and further by the germ tube production method. Five cases were brought to the clinic, but at least 30 other inmates were reported to have similar cutaneous eruptions. Given that these patients were generally...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 21, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Jalalat, S., Hunter, L., Yamazaki, M., Head, E., Kelly, B. Tags: Field Reports Source Type: research

Benefits of a Department of Corrections Partnership With a Health Sciences University: New Jersey's Experience
This article discusses the benefits of such a model for New Jersey’s Department of Corrections and for New Jersey’s health sciences university, the Rutgers University, formerly the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The benefits for both institutions should encourage other states to participate in such affiliations. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 21, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Reeves, R., Brewer, A., DeBilio, L., Kosseff, C., Dickert, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Comorbid Mental Illness and Poor Physical Function Among Newly Admitted Inmates in Connecticut's Jails
The prevalence of co-occurring mental illness and poor physical functioning among inmates, and whether there are differences according to age or gender, is largely unknown. Of the 315 new inmate admissions into Connecticut’s jails with a current psychiatric diagnosis, 97 (30.9%) had poor physical function. Compared with inmates aged 18 to 24, those aged 25 to 39 and those ≥ 40 had increasingly higher likelihoods of having poor physical function overall, and among men and women separately. Whereas women were more likely to report poor physical functioning than men overall and within age groups 18 to 24 and 25 to 39...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 21, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Barry, L. C., Ford, J. D., Trestman, R. L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Patient Health Satisfaction Survey in Connecticut Correctional Facilities
This article describes the development of an instrument specifically adapted to the correctional environment and population, the statewide implementation of the survey, the initial results, and the quality improvement initiatives evolving from this effort. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 21, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Tanguay, S., Trestman, R., Weiskopf, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research