Prevalence and characteristics of prisoners requiring end-of-life care: A prospective national survey

Background: Ensuring adequate end-of-life care for prisoners is a critical issue. In France, data investigating the impact of laws allowing release of seriously ill prisoners are lacking. Aim: To assess the number and characteristics of prisoners requiring palliative care in French prisons. Design:...

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Published in:Palliative medicine 2018-01, Vol.32 (1), p.6-16
Main Authors: Pazart, Lionel, Godard-Marceau, Aurélie, Chassagne, Aline, Vivot-Pugin, Aurore, Cretin, Elodie, Amzallag, Edouard, Aubry, Regis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Confidence intervals
End of life decisions
Health care
Imprisonment
Life expectancy
Medical grounds
Palliative care
Polls & surveys
Prisoners
Prisoners and Other Disadvantaged Groups
Prisons
Suspension
Sympathy
Temporary release
Terminal illnesses
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Summary:Background: Ensuring adequate end-of-life care for prisoners is a critical issue. In France, data investigating the impact of laws allowing release of seriously ill prisoners are lacking. Aim: To assess the number and characteristics of prisoners requiring palliative care in French prisons. Design: A prospective, national survey collecting data over a 3-month period. Setting/participants: All healthcare units (n = 190) providing care for prisoners in France. The prison population was 66,698 during the study period. Data collection concerned prisoners requiring end-of-life care, that is, with serious, advanced, progressive, or terminal illness and life expectancy
ISSN:0269-2163
1477-030X
DOI:10.1177/0269216317721816