了解女性囚犯体重增加的原因
Kate Leech1, Karen Rodham2, Amy Burton3
1Department of Psychology Health and Justice Services, Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK and Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
International journal of prison health
|August 26, 2024
概括
由于容易获得食物,女性囚犯体重增加,使用饮食来获得情感舒适,有时改善健康关注度. 这凸显了需要进行系统性变革,以支持在惩戒设施中的健康体重管理.
科学领域:
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 监禁人口经常面临独特的健康挑战.
- 女囚犯体重增加是一个公认的问题,影响了整体健康和福祉.
研究的目的:
- 探讨女性囚犯在监禁期间体重增加的原因的观点.
- 了解影响监狱环境中体重变化的生活经验.
主要方法:
- 定性研究设计. 定性研究设计.
- 在英格兰南部的一所监狱中,与六名女囚犯进行了半结构面试.
- 对面试数据进行主题分析.
主要成果:
- 关于体重增加,出现了三个关键主题:容易获得食物,吃作为应对情绪痛苦或快乐丧失的机制,以及可能转向更好的健康实践.
- 参与者将食物描述为无需许可即可获得的食物,当其他幸福来源被删除时,作为一种安慰来源.
- 一些妇女报告说,在监狱环境中采取了更健康的习惯.
结论:
- 这项研究为女性囚犯对体重增加的看法提供了独特的见解.
- 调查结果强调,需要在各监狱部门进行制度改革,以促进妇女在服刑期间保持健康的体重.
- 解决导致体重增加的复杂因素对于改善被监禁妇女的健康结果至关重要.
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