The mental and physical health of older offenders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The mental and physical health of older offenders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A systematic review with meta-analysis was performed to: 1) estimate the prevalence of both mental and physical health problems in older offenders; 2) calculate relative risks for the health conditions in relation to non-offender older adults and; 3) explore the potential confounding role of several variables. We searched five databases up to August 2019. Studies involving offenders older than 50 years old were included. Fifty-five publications met criteria. The pooled prevalence for 18 mental and 28 physical health problems was calculated. In comparison with non-offender older adults, older offenders showed significantly higher risk for Hypertension (RR = 1.16, CI = 1.1, 1.2), Cardiovascular Diseases (RR = 1.24, CI = 1.09, 1.41), Respiratory diseases (RR = 1.75, CI = 1.29, 2.35), and Arthritis (RR = 1.19, CI = 1.12, 1.25). Heterogeneity was significant for all meta-analyses and partially explained by the confounding effect of country, the diagnosis assessment method, and the sample characteristics. Future research should include comparison groups of non-offender older adults and use longitudinal study designs to identify risk factors that can be targeted in preventive programmes.
Aging, Criminal behavior, Mental health, Older offenders, Physical health
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Solares Canal, Carmen
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Dobrosavljevic, Maja
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Larsson, Henrik
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Cortese, Samuele
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Andershed, Henrik
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November 2020
Solares Canal, Carmen
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Dobrosavljevic, Maja
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Larsson, Henrik
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Cortese, Samuele
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Andershed, Henrik
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Solares Canal, Carmen, Dobrosavljevic, Maja, Larsson, Henrik, Cortese, Samuele and Andershed, Henrik
(2020)
The mental and physical health of older offenders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Neuroscience and Behavioral Reviews, 118, .
(doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.07.043).
Abstract
A systematic review with meta-analysis was performed to: 1) estimate the prevalence of both mental and physical health problems in older offenders; 2) calculate relative risks for the health conditions in relation to non-offender older adults and; 3) explore the potential confounding role of several variables. We searched five databases up to August 2019. Studies involving offenders older than 50 years old were included. Fifty-five publications met criteria. The pooled prevalence for 18 mental and 28 physical health problems was calculated. In comparison with non-offender older adults, older offenders showed significantly higher risk for Hypertension (RR = 1.16, CI = 1.1, 1.2), Cardiovascular Diseases (RR = 1.24, CI = 1.09, 1.41), Respiratory diseases (RR = 1.75, CI = 1.29, 2.35), and Arthritis (RR = 1.19, CI = 1.12, 1.25). Heterogeneity was significant for all meta-analyses and partially explained by the confounding effect of country, the diagnosis assessment method, and the sample characteristics. Future research should include comparison groups of non-offender older adults and use longitudinal study designs to identify risk factors that can be targeted in preventive programmes.
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Accepted/In Press date: 31 July 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 9 August 2020
Published date: November 2020
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 754285 .
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Keywords:
Aging, Criminal behavior, Mental health, Older offenders, Physical health
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ISSN: 0097-0549
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