Dementia-friendly prisons: a mixed-methods evaluation of the application of dementia-friendly community principles to two prisons in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To apply and evaluate dementia-friendly community (DFC) principles in prisons.

Design

A pilot study and process evaluation using mixed methods, with a 1-year follow-up evaluation period.

Setting

Two male prisons: a category C sex offender prison (prison A) and a local prison (prison B).

Participants

68 participants-50 prisoners, 18 staff.

Intervention

The delivery of dementia information sessions, and the formulation and implementation of dementia-friendly prison action plans.

Measures

Study-specific questionnaires; Alzheimer's Society DFC criteria; semi-structured interview and focus group schedules.

Results

Both prisons hosted dementia information sessions which resulted in statistically significant (p>0.05) increases in attend

SUBMITTER: Treacy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6701663 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature