刑務所の囚人のための緩和ケア: "刑務所で死なせてはいけない"
John F Linder1, Frederick J Meyers
1Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, UC Davis Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, Calif.
JAMA
|August 23, 2007
まとめ
米国刑務所の高齢化により,緩和医療とホスピスケアが強化される必要がある. 矯正施設内の独特の障壁に対処することは,高齢の受刑者のケア品質と成果を改善するために不可欠です.
科学分野:
- ゲリアトリク・メディシン (老年医学)
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- 刑事司法 保健 刑事司法 保健
背景:
- 米国の矯正施設に収容されている高齢者の数は増えています.
- この高齢化している囚人集団の中で高い罹病率と死亡率があります.
- 刑務所における専門的な緩和医療サービスの必要性が増しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 刑務所の人口動態の変化に起因するホスピスケアの必要性を強調する.
- 収容者に緩和ケアを提供する医師が直面する障壁を特定し,議論する.
- 矯正施設における緩和ケアとホスピスケアを改善するための実践的な勧告を提案する.
主な方法:
- 既存の文献と成功した刑務所ホスピスモデルのレビュー.
- 矯正施設内の緩和ケア提供に特有の課題の分析.
- 地域医療従事者のための実用的な勧告と,システムレベルの解決策を含める.
主要な成果:
- 刑務所の緩和医療は,コミュニティの課題を共有していますが,ユニークな障壁に直面しています.
- 具体的な問題には,基準,囚人医師/家族関係,機密性,事前指示などがあります.
- 成功した刑務所ホスピスモデルは存在し,普及と評価を正当化しています.
結論:
- 人口の変化は,刑務所におけるホスピス・ケアと緩和ケアを統合・拡大することを必要としている.
- 特定された障壁を克服することは,効果的なケア提供に不可欠です.
- 実践的な勧告を実装することで,投獄された人や最近釈放された人のケアを改善することができます.
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