"Equipping and enabling" health literacy during a "time of change": understanding health literacy and organisational health literacy responsiveness for people leaving prison in later life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This qualitative study investigated experiences and understandings of health literacy for those released from prison in later life. The global rise in older incarcerated individuals-defined as those aged 50 and above-poses significant public health and health equity challenges. With up to one in four prisoners being categorized as "older," their complex health needs often exceed those of younger inmates and the general community. An important but under-investigated challenge for this older population is navigating health care systems and self-management of health after release. Research evidence, albeit limited, has consistently identified health literacy deficits in this this population, complicating their health outcomes and reintegration more generally. This study fil

SUBMITTER: Hwang YIJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11963504 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature