The association between recent incarceration and inpatient resource use and death rates: evaluation of a US veteran sample

Highlights • Veterans recently released from prison have higher rates of serious psychiatric and medical conditions than other veterans. • Veterans recently released have lower rates of many chronic medical conditions after controlling for age. • Veterans recently released were almost twice as likel...

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Published in:Public health (London) 2016-05, Vol.134, p.109-113
Main Authors: LePage, J.P, Bradshaw, L.D, Cipher, D.J, Crawford, A.M, Parish-Johnson, J.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Chronic diseases
Death
Female
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incarceration
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Male
Mental illness
Middle Aged
Mortality
Prisoners - statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
United States - epidemiology
Veterans
Veterans - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Highlights • Veterans recently released from prison have higher rates of serious psychiatric and medical conditions than other veterans. • Veterans recently released have lower rates of many chronic medical conditions after controlling for age. • Veterans recently released were almost twice as likely to require inpatient hospitalization. • Veterans recently released were almost twice as likely to have died after controlling for age and chronic diseases.
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2016.01.009