Prisoners' experience and perceptions of health care in Australian prisons: a qualitative study.

Capon, A; McGowan, L; Bowman, J

Prisoners' experience and perceptions of health care in Australian prisons: a qualitative study.

Capon, A McGowan, L Bowman, J

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Citation:: International journal of prisoner health, 2020, 16, (3), pp. 249-262
Issue Date:: 2020-05

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dc.contributor.author	Capon, A
dc.contributor.author	McGowan, L
dc.contributor.author	Bowman, J
dc.date.accessioned	2021-05-29T07:43:21Z
dc.date.available	2021-05-29T07:43:21Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05
dc.identifier.citation	International journal of prisoner health, 2020, 16, (3), pp. 249-262
dc.identifier.issn	1744-9200
dc.identifier.issn	1744-9219
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/149301
dc.description.abstract	<h4>Purpose</h4>Patient-centred care is a key approach used in Australia for the delivery of quality health care, and understanding experiences and perceptions is a key part to this. This paper aims to explore prisoners' experiences and perceptions of health-care service provision in New South Wales, Australia.<h4>Design/methodology/approach</h4>In February and March 2017, 24 focus groups, consisting of 128 participants, were undertaken using semi-structured interviews that explored experiences of health care in prison.<h4>Findings</h4>A conceptualisation of the prisoners' health-care experience around the core category of access to health care emerged from the data. Enablers or barriers to this access were driven by three categories: a prison construct - how the prisoners "see" the prison system influencing access to health care; a health-care system construct - how the prisoners "see" the prison health-care system and the pathways to navigate it; and personal factors. Communication was the category with the greatest number of relational connections.<h4>Research limitations/implications</h4>This study takes a pragmatic approach to the analysis of data, the findings forming the basis for a future quantitative study. The findings identify communication as a key issue for access to health care.<h4>Originality/value</h4>This study provides first-hand accounts of enablers and barriers to accessing health-care services in the prison environment. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first of its kind to identify access to health care as a core category and is of value to health workers and researchers that work with the prison population.
dc.format	Print
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Emerald
dc.relation.ispartof	International journal of prisoner health
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1108/ijph-11-2019-0062
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1602 Criminology, 1605 Policy and Administration
dc.subject.classification	Substance Abuse
dc.title	Prisoners' experience and perceptions of health care in Australian prisons: a qualitative study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	16
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
utslib.for	1602 Criminology
utslib.for	1605 Policy and Administration
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
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pubs.issue	3
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Abstract:

Purpose

Patient-centred care is a key approach used in Australia for the delivery of quality health care, and understanding experiences and perceptions is a key part to this. This paper aims to explore prisoners' experiences and perceptions of health-care service provision in New South Wales, Australia.

Design/methodology/approach

In February and March 2017, 24 focus groups, consisting of 128 participants, were undertaken using semi-structured interviews that explored experiences of health care in prison.

Findings

A conceptualisation of the prisoners' health-care experience around the core category of access to health care emerged from the data. Enablers or barriers to this access were driven by three categories: a prison construct - how the prisoners "see" the prison system influencing access to health care; a health-care system construct - how the prisoners "see" the prison health-care system and the pathways to navigate it; and personal factors. Communication was the category with the greatest number of relational connections.

Research limitations/implications

This study takes a pragmatic approach to the analysis of data, the findings forming the basis for a future quantitative study. The findings identify communication as a key issue for access to health care.

Originality/value

This study provides first-hand accounts of enablers and barriers to accessing health-care services in the prison environment. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first of its kind to identify access to health care as a core category and is of value to health workers and researchers that work with the prison population.

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