The older prisoner health and social care assessment and plan (OHSCAP) versus treatment as usual: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older people are the fastest-growing demographic group among prisoners in England and Wales and they have complex health and social care needs. Their care is frequently ad hoc and uncoordinated. No previous research has explored how to identify and appropriately address the needs of older adults in prison. We hypothesised that the Older prisoner Health and Social Care Assessment and Plan (OHSCAP) would significantly increase the proportion of met health and social care needs 3 months after prison entry, compared to treatment as usual (TAU).

Methods

The study was a parallel randomised controlled trial (RCT) recruiting male prisoners aged 50 and over from 10 prisons in northern England. Participants received the OHSCAP or TAU. A clinical trials unit used minimisatio

SUBMITTER: Forsyth K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8579542 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature