Characteristics and outcomes of prisoners hospitalized due to COVID-19 disease

Abdalbary, Mohamed; Kakani, Elijah; Ahmed, Yahya Mohamed; Shea, Matthew J.; Neyra, Javier A.; El-Husseini, Amr

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“…However, two US studies found conflicting results with no significant differences in admission to intensive care or intubation rates 14 55. This evidence was weaker, though, with a combined sample size of approximately 800 individuals from three hospital sites for both studies, compared with a total cohort of 4 412 382 individuals encompassing the entirety of the general population and prison population in the Danish study and a total cohort of 1 257 250 encompassing 3415 incarcerated people in the US study 42 54.…”

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“…This evidence was weaker, though, with a combined sample size of approximately 800 individuals from three hospital sites for both studies, compared with a total cohort of 4 412 382 individuals encompassing the entirety of the general population and prison population in the Danish study and a total cohort of 1 257 250 encompassing 3415 incarcerated people in the US study 42 54. There was conflicting evidence on whether COVID-19 positive PEI required greater use of vasopressors than the general population 14 55…”

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“…PEI admitted to hospital had a higher in-hospital mortality rate compared with the general population 14 54. Crude mortality rates in prisons were often equal to, or less than the community,26 29 38 39 53 55 58 63 although these were not standardised (eg, for age). Deaths from COVID-19 disproportionately affected non-Hispanic black, Hispanic and older PEI 45 50 62 64.…”

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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people experiencing incarceration: a systematic review

Williams,

Spinks,

Williams

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveTo assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on people experiencing incarceration (PEI), focusing particularly on clinical outcomes compared with the general population.DesignSystematic review with narrative synthesis in accordance with the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination’s good practice guidelines.Data sourcesMedline, Social Policy and Practice, Criminology Connection, ASSIA, EMBASE, SCOPUS, Web Of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Cochrane COVID-19 reviews, COVID-19 Evidence Reviews and L*OVE COVID-19 Evidence databases were searched up to 21 October 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studiesWe included studies presenting data specific to adults ≥18 years experiencing incarceration, with exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection. All studies with a comparison group, regardless of study design and country were included. Studies with no comparison group data or not measuring clinical outcomes/health inequalities were excluded. Studies focussing on detained migrants, forensic hospitals, prison staff and those not in English were also excluded.Data extraction and synthesisTwo reviewers extracted data and assessed risk of bias. Data underwent narrative synthesis using a framework analysis based on the objectives, for infection rates, testing, hospitalisation, mortality, vaccine uptake rates and mental health outcomes. There was no scope for meta-analysis, due to the heterogeneity of evidence available.Results4516 references were exported from the databases and grey literature searched, of which 55 met the inclusion criteria. Most were from the USA and were retrospective analyses. Compared with the general population, PEI were usually found to have higher rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection and poorer clinical outcomes. Conflicting data were found regarding vaccine uptake and testing rates compared with the general population. The mental health of PEI declined during the pandemic. Certain subgroups were more adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as ethnic minorities and older PEI.ConclusionPEI have poorer COVID-19 clinical outcomes than the general public, as shown by largely low-quality heterogenous evidence. Further high-quality research of continuing clinical outcomes and appropriate mitigating interventions is required to assess downstream effects of the pandemic on PEI. However, performing such research in the context of incarceration facilities is highly complex and potentially challenging. Prioritisation of resources for this vulnerable group should be a focus of national policy in the event of future pandemics.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42022296968.

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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people experiencing incarceration: a systematic review

Williams,

Spinks,

Williams

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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“…Furthermore, it is important to understand how outcomes may vary in different patient populations with COVID-19. Patients who were incarcerated were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 compared with the general public [12][13][14][15]. More specifically, prisoners demonstrated a more severe presentation of disease characteristics and had worse outcomes (eg, higher intensive care unit [ICU] admissions, higher hospital mortality rate, and higher 30-day mortality rate) than nonincarcerated patients [13][14][15].…”

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Role of Oral Intake, Mobility, and Activity Measures in Informing Discharge Recommendations for Hospitalized Inmate and Noninmate Patients With COVID-19: Retrospective Analysis

Briggs¹,

Kolbus²,

Patterson³

et al. 2023

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol

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Background Patients who were incarcerated were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 compared with the general public. Furthermore, the impact of multidisciplinary rehabilitation assessments and interventions on the outcomes of patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 is limited. Objective We aimed to compare the functional outcomes of oral intake, mobility, and activity between inmates and noninmates diagnosed with COVID-19 and examine the relationships among these functional measures and discharge destination. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on patients admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 at a large academic medical center. Scores on functional measures including the Functional Oral Intake Scale and Activity Measure for Postacute Care (AM-PAC) were collected and compared between inmates and noninmates. Binary logistic regression models were used to evaluate the odds of whether patients were discharged to the same place they were admitted from and whether patients were being discharged with a total oral diet with no restrictions. Independent variables were considered significant if the 95% CIs of the odds ratios (ORs) did not include 1.0. Results A total of 83 patients (inmates: n=38; noninmates: n=45) were included in the final analysis. There were no differences between inmates and noninmates in the initial (P=.39) and final Functional Oral Intake Scale scores (P=.35) or in the initial (P=.06 and P=.46), final (P=.43 and P=.79), or change scores (P=.97 and P=.45) on the AM-PAC mobility and activity subscales, respectively. When examining separate regression models using AM-PAC mobility or AM-PAC activity scores as independent variables, greater age upon admission decreased the odds (OR 0.922, 95% CI 0.875-0.972 and OR 0.918, 95% CI 0.871-0.968) of patients being discharged with a total oral diet with no restrictions. The following factors increased the odds of patients being discharged to the same place they were admitted from: being an inmate (OR 5.285, 95% CI 1.334-20.931 and OR 6.083, 95% CI 1.548-23.912), “Other” race (OR 7.596, 95% CI 1.203-47.968 and OR 8.515, 95% CI 1.311-55.291), and female sex (OR 4.671, 95% CI 1.086-20.092 and OR 4.977, 95% CI 1.146-21.615). Conclusions The results of this study provide an opportunity to learn how functional measures may be used to better understand discharge outcomes in both inmate and noninmate patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 during the initial period of the pandemic.

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“…Psychiatric and digestive pathologies are the health problems that affect inmates most commonly [4]. An increased risk of diet-related diseases, e.g., overweight [5,6], obesity [5,6], diabetes [7][8][9], atherosclerosis [8,10], and arterial hypertension [4,8,10], is observed as well. The development of this type of disorder 2 of 14 is promoted by many other factors that are not directly related to physical inactivity or inadequate nutrition, e.g., primarily drug use, alcohol abuse, and smoking [11].…”

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Dietary Habits, Diet Quality, Nutrition Knowledge, and Associations with Physical Activity in Polish Prisoners: A Pilot Study

Kosendiak

Stanikowski

Domagała

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Physical activity and healthy diets are determinants of the health of convicts who are deprived of freedom. However, little research has focused on these two aspects concurrently. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationships between the level of prisoners’ physical activity and their dietary habits, diet quality, and nutritional knowledge. The cross-sectional study was conducted with 226 prisoners. The inclusion criteria included male sex, age 18–65 years, and consent for the research. We excluded the subjects who met any of the following conditions: female sex, unwillingness to participate, and dangerous prisoner status. The KomPAN questionnaire was used to assess the prisoners’ eating habits, diet quality, and level of nutrition knowledge. The “Last 7d” short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to assess the prisoners’ level of physical activity. A significant correlation between the prisoners’ age and their levels of physical activity was found (p = 0.008). Prisoners who were aged 18–29 and over 40 declared a low level of physical activity, whereas those aged 30–40 reported a high or medium level. The level of physical activity of the surveyed prisoners was not significantly correlated with their dietary habits, the quality of their diet, or their nutrition knowledge.

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Characteristics and outcomes of prisoners hospitalized due to COVID-19 disease

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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people experiencing incarceration: a systematic review

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people experiencing incarceration: a systematic review

Role of Oral Intake, Mobility, and Activity Measures in Informing Discharge Recommendations for Hospitalized Inmate and Noninmate Patients With COVID-19: Retrospective Analysis

Dietary Habits, Diet Quality, Nutrition Knowledge, and Associations with Physical Activity in Polish Prisoners: A Pilot Study

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