Health Care Needs of Released Inmates

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K19207
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
• Research Institution: Niigata College of Nursing
• Principal Investigator: Funayama Kenji 新潟県立看護大学, 看護学部, 講師 (70796127)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 刑務所出所者 / ヘルスケアニーズ / 身寄りのない / 看取り / 触法障害者 / 健康の社会的決定要因(SDH) / 看護倫理

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We conducted a fact-finding survey of the heads of community life settlement support centers nationwide. As a result, 1) inadequate treatment of prison medical care, 2) attitude of people released from prison (medical dependency and refusal of medical care), 3) ignorance, prejudice, and discrimination by community health care workers against prison type prisoners, 4) difficulty in coordinating the admission of prison releases, 5) the largest contribution from public assistance immediately after release from prison, and 6. He clarified that there are high expectations for the maintenance and promotion of health of people who have been released from prison as residents of the community.
In addition, through an interview survey, he revealed "the experience of the director of a group home for persons with disabilities who took care of a prison release who had no relatives."

Free Research Field

精神保健看護学・フォレンジック看護

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

刑務所出所者が置かれている社会的状況について、刑務所出所者のヘルスケアニーズを通じて、捉えることができました。共生社会の実現に向け、生存権保障や健康の社会的決定要因(SDH)の観点からも学術的意義のある研究です。また、刑務所出所者に焦点化した研究知見の蓄積は、公衆衛生や看護倫理の発展への寄与にとどまりません。本研究知見は、実務レベルにおいても、処遇が難しい刑務所出所者への対応に示唆を与えることで、その支援を通じ、広く保健医療福祉従事者による保健医療福祉の支援の質向上が期待されます。