Standardized outcome measures of mental health in research with older adults who are incarcerated

Prost, Stephanie Grace; Golembeski, Cynthia; Periyakoil, Vyjeyanthi S.; Arias, Jalayne J.; Knittel, Andrea K.; Ballin, Jessica; Oliver, Heather D.; Tran, Nguyen Toan

doi:10.1108/ijph-08-2021-0085

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“…When older people are exempt from work, they often spend most of their time in their cells without having access to meaningful activities or exercise. Not surprisingly, older adults in prisons are affected by loneliness [12] and there is a high prevalence of mental health needs among this group, which mostly remain unmet [13,14].…”

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‘Successful Ageing’ Needs a Future: Older Incarcerated Adults’ Views on Ageing in Prison

Kenkmann,

Ghanem

2024

JAL

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Demographic changes have led to an increase in older people in prisons. Whereas the rehabilitative process of younger offenders is geared towards their reintegration into the labour market, successful ageing should be a policy aim for older prisoners. This study explores how older incarcerated persons view their ageing. A qualitative study using a written survey with only the single question What does ageing in prison mean to you? was conducted in Bavaria, Germany. A total of 64 prisoners (61 male, 3 female) supplied answers varying in length from a few words to several pages. The thematic analysis revealed that together with health concerns, social relations and everyday activities, the uncertainty of the future was a central focus point for the older adults in prison. The authors propose that a positive vision of the future needs to be included in any model of successful ageing. If successful ageing is used as an aim for older prisoners, more attention needs to be paid to support interventions during and after the release process.

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‘Successful Ageing’ Needs a Future: Older Incarcerated Adults’ Views on Ageing in Prison

Kenkmann,

Ghanem

2024

JAL

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“…Meaning, the specific social, emotional, organizational and physical characteristics of prisons and jails shape a person's QoL. These unique experiences may not be adequately represented in existing psychometric instruments that are intended to assess parallel constructs in community-dwelling populations (Prost et al , 2022). Identifying valid and reliable measures is critical to enhancing health assessments for older adults, particularly those in social contexts that differ from the experiences of those populations used to norm the WHOQOL-BREF.…”

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Psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-BREF in a population of older adults in prison: measuring quality of life in a carceral setting

Archuleta

Prost

Golder

2023

IJPH

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Purpose Valid and reliable measurement is critical to the assessment and evaluation of health interventions. However, few scholars have examined the psychometric properties of “gold standard” measures in carceral settings, and no research has explored the reliability, validity and factor structure of the 26-item World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) BREF among older adults incarcerated in prison, a large and growing population marked by substantial chronic and life-limiting illness. This study aims to examine the reliability, validity and factor structure of the WHOQOL-BREF. Design/methodology/approach Secondary data from a large-scale study with older adults (age 45+) incarcerated in a Midwestern state were used (N = 499). Floor and ceiling effects were examined, as was the reliability of the measure (Cronbach's alpha). The structural validity of a four-factor and second-order four-factor model of the WHOQOL-BREF was examined using confirmatory factor analysis. Model data fit was examined using chi-square, standardized root mean square residual, comparative fit indices, Akaike information criterion and the Bayesian Information Criterion. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were also used to assess validity. Findings Results indicate adequate construct validity and reliability for the WHOQOL-BREF using the current sample. Model-data fit indexes also reveal adequate structure of the measure relative to other older adult samples. Non-random data and item exclusion are noteworthy limits, and future researchers are encouraged to co-conceptualize and operationalize life quality with older adults who are incarcerated. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to explore the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-BREF among older adults incarcerated in prison.

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Subjective and inter-subjective meanings associated with peer caregiving amongst male and female peer support workers in two US state prisons

Stewart,

Prost,

Novisky

et al. 2024

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With the increasing number of older, frail, disabled and dying persons in US prisons and other Western nations, awareness of the need and value of high-quality peer care is growing. This paper provides a qualitative analysis of the perceptions and experiences of male and female peer carers in two US prisons regarding their roles. The data in this paper were collected via two focus groups (n = 15) and analysed using thematic analysis. The findings were organised using Bronfenbrenner’s (2000) ecological systems framework and emphasize the issues that hold meaning for the male and female peer caregivers, and the factors that motivated and sustained them in their roles, often in the face of complex inter-personal and environmental stressors. Three thematic areas emerged: ‘motivation and benefits’, ‘challenges and costs’, and ‘learning’ associated with caregiving. The findings reveal there are several differences and similarities between male and female caregiver experiences. However, both groups enjoyed intrinsic and extrinsic rewards associated with their roles. Male peer caregivers appear to be motivated by issues related to identity, masculinity, and religious beliefs, while women were driven by the value of meaningful relationships. To our knowledge this is the first paper to describe and contrast the views and experiences of male and female peer caregivers in prisons.

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Standardized outcome measures of mental health in research with older adults who are incarcerated

Cited by 3 publications

References 79 publications

‘Successful Ageing’ Needs a Future: Older Incarcerated Adults’ Views on Ageing in Prison

‘Successful Ageing’ Needs a Future: Older Incarcerated Adults’ Views on Ageing in Prison

Psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-BREF in a population of older adults in prison: measuring quality of life in a carceral setting

Subjective and inter-subjective meanings associated with peer caregiving amongst male and female peer support workers in two US state prisons

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