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"A Catch-22": A Firsthand Account of Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Health Care During Reentry.
- Source :
- Journal of Correctional Health Care; Apr2022, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p109-116, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Although a history of incarceration is associated with poor long-term health status, the experience of seeking health care access during reentry is complex. Semistructured open-ended interviews were conducted among individuals with a recent history of incarceration (N= 20). The majority of participants weremale (90%) and African American (80%). The majority (55%) had one or more chronic medical conditions, 40% reported active substance addiction, and 75% reported having a chronic psychiatric condition. In qualitative analysis, participants described the three biggest facilitators to accessing health care as eligibility for Medicaid, support through reentry organizations, and online resources. Participants said the major barriers to accessing health care were multiple and competing priorities, limitations of Medicaid, and lack of access to health records. Ensuring individuals with a history of incarceration are connected to the public assistance programs for which they are eligible is an important public health initiative and may facilitate successful reintegration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HEALTH services accessibility
CORRECTIONAL institutions
PRISON psychology
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH methodology
GROUNDED theory
SELF-evaluation
INTERVIEWING
PUBLIC health
CONTINUUM of care
QUALITATIVE research
HEALTH equity
DATA analysis software
THEMATIC analysis
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
MEDICAID
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10783458
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Correctional Health Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158687415
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/jchc.20.01.0001