Dementia care pathways in prisons - a comprehensive scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of older people in prison is growing. As a result, there will also be more prisoners suffering from dementia. The support and management of this population is likely to present multiple challenges to the prison system.

Objectives

To examine the published literature on the care and supervision of people living in prison with dementia and on transitioning into the community; to identify good practice and recommendations that might inform the development of prison dementia care pathways.

Methods

A scoping review methodology was adopted with reporting guided by the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews checklist and explanation.

Results

Sixty-seven papers were included. Most of these were from high income countries, with the majority from the U

SUBMITTER: Treacy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799435 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature