Links of Previous Incarceration With Geriatric Syndromes and Chronic Health Conditions Among Older Adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigated the association between previous incarceration and various geriatric and chronic health conditions among adults 50 and older in the United States.

Methods

Data came from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health-Parent Study (AHPS) collected in 2015-2017, including 2 007 individuals who participated in the parent study (Parent Sample) and 976 individuals who participated in the spouse/partner study (Spouse/Partner Sample). Multiple logistic regression was used to investigate the relationship between previous incarceration and geriatric syndromes (dementia, difficulty walking, difficulty seeing, difficulty with activities of daily living) and chronic health conditions (self-reported poor/fair health, diagnosis of cancer,

SUBMITTER: Testa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11214062 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature