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NURS 500 Benchmark - Part A & B Population Health Research and PICOT Statement

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D emen tia is a s ignific ant publ ic hea lth iss ue th at is incr eas ing beh ind bars . C urrent res earch has expos ed a s erious gap in corre ctiona l hea lth car e for demen tia in indiv iduals .and correct ions are encourag ed to make chang es to mee t the needs of the dement ia popula tio...

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PICOT Question on Dementia population in the Prison setting

05-27-20

GCU

Course -NUR 550

, PICOT Question on Dementia population in Prison setting 2

Abstract



Dementia is a significant public health issue that is increasing behind

bars. Current research has exposed a serious gap in correctional health

care for dementia in individuals .and corrections are encouraged to make

c h a n g e s t o m e e t t h e n e e d s o f t h e d e m e n t i a p o p u l a t i o n ( F e l l e n e r, 2 0 1 2 ,

O I G , 2 0 1 6 ) . Tr e a t i n g D e m e n t i a c a n c h a l l e n g e t o m a n a g e , h i g h e r m e d i c a l

c o s t ( Wa l k e r e t a l . 2 0 1 8 ) .



Introduction



I n A m e r i c a ’s p r i s o n s , a b o u t 1 0 % o f t h e 1 . 6 m i l l i o n i n m a t e s a r e s e r v i n g

life sentences, of the people sent to prison in 2010, 9560 people were 55

y e a r s a n d o l d e r. N o o n e i s p a y i n g a t t e n t i o n t o c o g n i t i v e l y i m p a i r e d

inmates; experts say they are more prone to dementia due to higher

morbidity rates than other inmates. Our prisons are overcrowded and

understaffed, the behavior of dementia patients contributes to caring

challenges and higher medical costs. Dementia patients need protection

from other younger population. These patients become paranoid or

confused, some attack staff or other inmates, and provoke fights by

w a n d e r i n g i n t o s o m e o n e e l s e ’s c e l l , p a t i e n t s a r e u n a b l e t o f o l l o w s e c u r i t y

rules due to cognitive impairment. (See reviews by Cheng, 2017,

R i c h a r d s o n , L e e , B e r g - We g e r & G r o s s b e r g , 2 0 1 3 ) . W h a t i s E v i d e n c e -

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