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dc.contributor.authorde Andrade, Dominique F
dc.contributor.authorSpittal, Matthew J
dc.contributor.authorSnow, Kathryn J
dc.contributor.authorTaxman, Faye S
dc.contributor.authorCrilly, Julia L
dc.contributor.authorKinner, Stuart A
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-08T01:33:08Z
dc.date.available2019-06-08T01:33:08Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0957-9664
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/cbm.2106
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/384637
dc.description.abstractBackground Adults released from prison often have complex health needs. They are at high risk of poor health outcomes and reincarceration, with health service use unlikely to be planned. Aims/hypotheses To determine the incidence of emergency health service (EHS) use, ambulance attendance and/or emergency department presentation, among 1,181 adults released from Australian prisons. We hypothesised that EHS contact would be associated with increased reincarceration risk. Methods Baseline surveys were conducted within 6 weeks before release. Postrelease EHS contacts and reincarceration were identified through prospective data linkage. For each participant, EHS contacts within a 24‐hour period were combined to make an episode. We used Cox proportional hazards regression to examine the relationship between EHS episodes and reincarceration, controlling for covariates. Results More than half (53.3%) of participants had at least one EHS contact over a median of 25.6‐month follow‐up. In adjusted analyses, compared to those with no EHS contacts, the hazard of reincarceration was greater for participants who had one to three EHS episodes (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.84; 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.48, 2.29]) or four or more (HR = 2.35; 95% CI [1.67, 3.29]). Conclusions/implications for practice Emergency department attendance by people with a history of imprisonment may be indicative of wider decompensation. Improved management of such patients may improve health outcomes and have collateral benefits for reducing reincarceration.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWILEY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom85
dc.relation.ispartofpageto93
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR AND MENTAL HEALTH
dc.relation.ispartofvolume29
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied and developmental psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical and health psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5203
dc.titleEmergency health service contact and reincarceration after release from prison: A prospective cohort study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDe Andrade, Dominique F.
gro.griffith.authorCrilly, Julia


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