Methodological factors conducting research with incarcerated persons with diabetes

Reagan, Louise; Shelton, Dinah

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2015.06.011

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“…Research is needed to determine if having increased personal control beliefs consistently improves A1C and if interventions aimed at strengthening personal control beliefs improves A1C for this population. Clinical policies more in line with international or US federal correctional settings that allow patients increased opportunity to engage in self-care activities such as monitoring blood glucose and administering insulin independently or with lower levels of supervision should be developed in collaboration with patients, health and custody staff (Reagan and Shelton, 2016). Given that most inmates have limited and prescribed amount of time outside of their cell, recommendations for specific and effective types of exercise and physical activity formulated from research with incarcerated persons with diabetes is needed (Booles, 2014).…”

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“…Employing creative sampling strategies such as collaborating across state and international boundaries or oversampling to allow for more equal representation of female inmates in research may be one way to decrease sampling bias (Reagan and Shelton, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…"The American Diabetes Association (ADA)/National Commission on Correctional Health Care, Joint Working Group on Diabetes Guidelines for Correctional Institutions" immediately before (Lorber et al, 2013) modified community-based guidelines for use in US correctional settings. The effectiveness of these guidelines and diabetes care for the most part is largely understudied (Reagan and Shelton, 2016). Essentially, we have little research from which to build evidencebased diabetes care in the prison.…”

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Relationships of illness representation, diabetes knowledge, and self-care behaviour to glycemic control in incarcerated persons with diabetes

Reagan

Walsh

Shelton

2016

Intl Jnl of Prisoner Health

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine relationships of self-care behavior, illness representation and diabetes knowledge with A1C (level of glycemic control) in 124 incarcerated persons. Design/methodology/approach Using a cross-sectional design, summary scores and items from the self-care inventory revised, brief illness perception questionnaire and the spoken knowledge for low literacy in diabetes were evaluated using linear regression to assess their relationship to A1C. Findings Metabolic control was suboptimal for the majority of inmates with diabetes. The final regression model was statistically significant ( F (3, 120)=9.51, p=0.001, R(2)=19.2 percent). Higher log10 HbA1C (A1C) was associated with lower personal control beliefs ( B=-0.007, t (122)=-2.42, p=<0.02), higher self-report of diabetes understanding ( B=0.009, t (122)=3.12, p=0.00) and using insulin ( B=0.062, t (122)=2.45, p=0.02). Research limitations/implications Similar to findings with community dwelling participants, enhancing diabetes personal control beliefs among inmates may lead to lower A1C. Social implications Highly structured environments with limited options for self-care, personal choices and readily available health care may give some incarcerated persons with diabetes no motivation to improve diabetes control even if they have an understanding of what to do. Originality/value While there is abundant research in the community describing how these factors influence A1C levels, research of this nature with incarcerated persons with diabetes is limited. Findings will inform diabetes programming during incarceration to better prepare inmates for reentry.

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Relationships of illness representation, diabetes knowledge, and self-care behaviour to glycemic control in incarcerated persons with diabetes

Reagan

Walsh

Shelton

2016

Intl Jnl of Prisoner Health

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“…Correctional populations receive careful protections in the conduct of research, access to facilities, and patient privacy (Reagan & Shelton, 2016). Such protections might seem daunting to schools and correctional facilities seeking to establish collaborations.…”

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Evaluation of an Interprofessional Student–Faculty Collaborative Clinic in a Jail

Simon

Beckmann

Reidy

et al. 2019

Journal of Correctional Health Care

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Jail-based student-run clinics, though uncommon, have the potential to impact the future health workforce. We evaluated, via a survey of student attitudes and a collection of lessons learned, a student–faculty collaborative clinic that was implemented in a jail in 2015. Clinic participation led to significantly greater student volunteer ratings of the importance of collaborating with oral health providers and of comfort in providing care to incarcerated populations. We report lessons learned regarding logistical considerations, volunteer behavior, and common issues arising in clinic visits. The clinic proved feasible and sustainable over several years, offering a new model for the involvement of trainees in correctional health care.

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“…Furthermore, parental incarceration data containing family-level variables are uncommon. Existing data with a focus on family process perspectives are particularly attractive due to the historic methodological barriers to data collection with the incarcerated population [ 64 ]. The present study advances the PI literature in several ways.…”

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Against the Odds: A Structural Equation Analysis of Family Resilience Processes during Paternal Incarceration

Morgan

Arditti

Dennison

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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On any given day, approximately 2.1 million children in Europe have an incarcerated parent. Although research indicates that material hardship is associated with parental incarceration, and particularly paternal incarceration, little is known about family processes that may mitigate the harmful effects of such hardship on children with an incarcerated parent. Guided by a resilience framework, this study examined how family processes mediate the effects of material hardship on youth academic adjustment within the context of paternal incarceration. Using Danish data that assessed key family constructs, structural equation modeling was used to perform a mediational within-group analysis of primary caregivers (n = 727) to children with an incarcerated father. Results indicate that although social support and parenting skills did not yield mediating effects, caregiver mental health strongly mediated the effects of material hardship on youth academic adjustment during paternal incarceration. Findings suggest that economic conditions, as well as caregiver mental health symptoms, are important areas of intervention that may promote family-level resilience for youth of an imprisoned father. We conclude with research and practice recommendations to advance our understanding of resilience among families with an incarcerated parent.

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Methodological factors conducting research with incarcerated persons with diabetes

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

Relationships of illness representation, diabetes knowledge, and self-care behaviour to glycemic control in incarcerated persons with diabetes

Relationships of illness representation, diabetes knowledge, and self-care behaviour to glycemic control in incarcerated persons with diabetes

Evaluation of an Interprofessional Student–Faculty Collaborative Clinic in a Jail

Against the Odds: A Structural Equation Analysis of Family Resilience Processes during Paternal Incarceration

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