Prevalence of Disability Among Older Adults in Prison.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The number of older adults in long-term correctional facilities (prisons) has increased rapidly in recent years. The cognitive and functional status of this population is not well understood due to limitations in the availability of longitudinal data.

Objective

To comparatively examine the prevalence and disability status of the population of adults 55 years and older in prisons and adults living in community settings for a 14-year period (2008-2022).

Design, setting, and participants

This repeated cross-sectional study used nationally representative data from the American Community Survey to identify cohorts of community-dwelling adults 55 years or older and adults 55 years or older in prisons. Data were accrued from surveys from 2008 to 2022 and analyzed

SUBMITTER: Miller KEM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681372 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature