Structural Conditions and Health After Release From Prison

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-08-05

Study Completion Date

2028-06-30

Brief Summary

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People released from prison experience two times higher cardiovascular (CV) mortality than the general population, have a high prevalence of poor CV health and increased risk of CV events within 2 years of release. Access to high quality healthcare following release from prison is key to preventing poor health and CV outcomes. Our study team will investigate facilitators and barriers to health care access experienced by people released from prison.

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Detailed Description

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Upon release from prison, people face numerous challenges including unstable housing, limited employment, stigma, and poor health. Structural conditions in healthcare systems, including policies, practices and attitudes around healthcare access, transition programs, culture, support of social determinants of health, and specialized services for people released from prison, may influence access and health outcomes for people released from prison. We will enroll people released from prison into a prospective cohort study to examine the association between exposure to structural conditions and 12-month primary outcomes of healthcare utilization (clinic visits, emergency visits, hospitalization) and secondary outcomes of CV hospitalization and all-cause mortality. Moderation by participant characteristics such as self-reported race, ethnicity, gender, age and baseline CV health will be tested.

Conditions

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Cardiovascular Diseases Health Care Utilization

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Exposure to structural conditions

Using a survey, we will measure participant exposure to organizational: access policies, transition programs, culture, support for social determinants of health and specialized services.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Recenlty released from state prison into the Denver/Aurora Colorado metro area
* Age 18 and older
* Ability to understand study procedures in English or Spanish
* No plans to leave the area for six months

Exclusion Criteria

* On "current inmate" status or still under correctional observation (i.e., under locked confinement part of the day or night)
* Plans to leave area within six months
* Unable to consent

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes