Stuart A Kinner
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5238262 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Stuart A Kinner |
| NOMBRES | Stuart A |
| APELLIDO | Kinner |
| FIRMA | KINNER S A |
| AFILIACIONES | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3956-5343 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 54 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 54 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Incarceration, inclusion, and health equity
Prison health data collection
Despite the health challenges inherent to prison settings and their implications for public health and global health equity, in most countries we know almost nothing about the health status of people deprived of liberty, nor the prison healthcare services in place to respond to their health needs. Over 11 million people are imprisoned globally on any given day, and an estimated 30 million people are released from prisons into the community each y…
The impact of incarceration on health
Health outcomes for people released from incarceration are often poor, but it is unclear to what extent these poor outcomes are a result of incarceration or are a consequence of pre-existing morbidity and health risk. We synthesised published evidence regarding the impact of incarceration on physical and mental health. We searched five electronic databases (PsycINFO, CINAHL Complete, Medline, EMBASE, and Campbell Collaboration) for primary resear…
Mortality among people who had contact with the criminal justice system during adolescence
Background Young people who have contact with the criminal justice system are at increased risk of death compared to the general population. However, the evidence on this has never been systematically synthesised. This review examined the available evidence on mortality rates and associated risk factors in this population. Methods We searched five academic databases for cohort studies reporting deaths that occurred following criminal justice syst…
Paramedics’ role in healthcare delivery in short-term police custody in Queensland, Australia
Provision of healthcare within short-term custody settings such as police watch-houses presents a complex public health challenge. This area has received limited attention in the literature, particularly the viewpoints of paramedics, who are a key link in the chain of healthcare. This study aimed to describe paramedics’ decision-making practices and procedures regarding the transport of patients from the watch-house to the emergency department. A…
Physical multimorbidity, concurrent psychiatric morbidity, and emergency department presentation among adults released from prison
BACKGROUND: People released from prison have elevated rates of physical and psychiatric morbidity, and emergency department (ED) presentation when compared with the general population. However, little is known about the specific health concerns that are associated with these high rates of ED presentation. The aims of this study were to (a) ascertain the prevalence of multimorbidity (physical multimorbidity and concurrent psychiatric morbidity) in…
Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality
Interventions to Prevent and Respond to Violence Against Justice-Involved Young Women
Young women who have had contact with the criminal justice system (justice-involved young women) have an increased risk of being a victim of violence. However, no reviews have synthesized the evidence on interventions to prevent or respond to violence against justice-involved young women. We conducted a scoping review to identify interventions designed to prevent or respond to violence against justice-involved young women. We searched Medline, Cr…
School absenteeism for children exposed to maternal incarceration and other adversities
Early life exposure to maternal incarceration is associated with absenteeism • The experience of multiple adversities confers an even greater risk to absenteeism. • Out-of-home-care placement is associated with decreased odds of absenteeism. • Effects of adversity exposures on absenteeism are strongest for adolescent children
Neonatal abstinence syndrome and other neonatal outcomes for the infants of women experiencing incarceration
Substance use during pregnancy is associated with poor neonatal outcomes. Women incarcerated during pregnancy may have a history of substance use, and their babies may be at risk of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). This study examines the incidence of NAS and other outcomes in infants born to currently or formerly incarcerated women. Infants born between 1985 and 2011 in Western Australia were divided into three mutually exclusive groups: born…
Response to
The health needs of people leaving prison with a history of methamphetamine and/or opioid use
Health outcomes and service use patterns associated with co‐located outpatient mental health care and alcohol and other drug specialist treatment
Numeracy and literacy attainment of children exposed to maternal incarceration and other adversities
Parental incarceration has been associated with educational disadvantages for children, such as lower educational attainment, increased grade retention, and truancy and suspensions. However, children exposed to parental incarceration often experience other adversities that are also associated with educational disadvantage; the contribution of these co-occurring adversities has not been considered in previous research. This study aimed to investig…
Our Ways, Your Ways, Both Ways – a multi-disciplinary collaboration to develop, embed and evaluate a model of social and emotional wellbeing care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people…
The National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Mental Health and Social and Emotional Wellbeing identifies building a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led evidence-base to inform care as a key priority. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander adolescents in contact with the criminal justice system are a highly vulnerable group of Australians, with substantial unmet needs. There is limited evidence…
Violence‐related morbidity among people released from prison in Australia
Emergency department presentations in the first weeks following release from prison among men with a history of injecting drug use in Victoria, Australia
Circumstances and toxicology of violence-related deaths among young people who have had contact with the youth justice system
Therapeutic alcohol and other drug programs, both in the community and detention, are likely important for reducing violence-related deaths among young people who have had contact with the youth justice system. The majority of violence-related deaths among women were in the context of intimate partner violence, indicating the urgent need for interventions that prevent intimate partner violence in this population. Diversion programs and increased …
The physical and mental health of young people in detention
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Prisons and custodial settings are part of a comprehensive response to Covid-19
Prisons are epicentres for infectious diseases because of the higher background prevalence of infection, the higher levels of risk factors for infection, the unavoidable close contact in often overcrowded, poorly ventilated, and unsanitary facilities, and the poor access to health-care services relative to that in community settings.1 Infections can be transmitted between prisoners, staff and visitors, between prisons through transfers and staff …
Methamphetamine use, health and criminal justice system outcomes
Factors associated with drug use in prison – results from the Norwegian offender mental health and addiction (NorMA) study
Global Prison Health Care Governance and Health Equity
The large and growing population of people who experience incarceration makes prison health an essential component of public health and a critical setting for reducing health inequities. People who experience incarceration have a high burden of physical and mental health care needs and have poor health outcomes. Addressing these health disparities requires effective governance and accountability for prison health care services, including delivery…
Indigeneity, Prisoner Visitation and Reincarceration in Australia
Prison visitation is believed to protect against reincarceration post-release. This research explored differences in prisoner visitation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, the predictors of visitation and the effects of visitation on the risk of reincarceration. Descriptive analyses, logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models were conducted using survey and linked administrative data for 1,238 Australian prisoners. We foun…
Progress in adolescent health and wellbeing
BACKGROUND: Rapid demographic, epidemiological, and nutritional transitons have brought a pressing need to track progress in adolescent health. Here, we present country-level estimates of 12 headline indicators from the Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing, from 1990 to 2016. METHODS: Indicators included those of health outcomes (disability-adjusted life-years [DALYs] due to communicable, maternal, and nutritional diseases; injuri…
Global Prison Health Care Governance and Health Equity
The large and growing population of people who experience incarceration makes prison health an essential component of public health and a critical setting for reducing health inequities. People who experience incarceration have a high burden of physical and mental health care needs and have poor health outcomes. Addressing these health disparities requires effective governance and accountability for prison health care services, including delivery…
The Case for Improving the Health of Ex-Prisoners
The global prison population exceeds 10 million and continues to grow; more than 30 million people are released from custody annually. These individuals are disproportionately poor, disenfranchised, and chronically ill. There are compelling, evidence-based arguments for improving health outcomes for ex-prisoners on human rights, public health, criminal justice, and economic grounds. These arguments stand in stark contrast to current policy and pr…
The Prison and Transition Health (Path) Cohort Study
People who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionately represented among individuals who experience imprisonment and often have more complex physical and mental health needs than people in prison without injecting histories. The trajectories of PWID after prison release are poorly understood, hampering the development of effective strategies to address their distinct health needs. The Prison and Transition Health (PATH) Cohort Study is characteris…
Low-intensity case management increases contact with primary care in recently released prisoners
BACKGROUND: The world prison population is large and growing. Poor health outcomes after release from prison are common, but few programmes to improve health outcomes for ex-prisoners have been rigorously evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of individualised case management on contact with health services during the first 6 months post-release. METHODS: Single-blinded, randomised, controlled trial. Baseline assessment with…
Suicide in adults released from prison in Queensland, Australia
BACKGROUND: Previous research has demonstrated elevated mortality following release from prison. We contrasted the risk of opioid overdose death with the risk of suicide in a cohort of adults released from prison in Queensland, Australia over a 14-year-period. We examine risk factors for suicide in the cohort, and make comparisons with the general population. METHOD: We constructed a retrospective cohort of all adults released from prison between…
School absenteeism for children exposed to maternal incarceration and other adversities
Early life exposure to maternal incarceration is associated with absenteeism • The experience of multiple adversities confers an even greater risk to absenteeism. • Out-of-home-care placement is associated with decreased odds of absenteeism. • Effects of adversity exposures on absenteeism are strongest for adolescent children
Prison Life and Prior Social Experiences
This study explores whether differences in Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples’ risk of reincarceration can partially be explained by their social experiences prior-to-prison and their prison-life experiences. Using administrative and self-report data from 1,238 incarcerated Indigenous (n =303) and non-Indigenous (n = 935) people in Australia, we conducted a series of Cox proportional hazards regressions. We found that Indigenous people had a s…
A survey of regular ecstasy users’ knowledge and practices around determining pill content and purity
O3-1.6 Systematic review of record linkage studies of mortality in ex-prisoners
Introduction Worldwide more than 30 million people move through prisons each year. Record linkage studies have identified a markedly increased risk of death in ex-prisoners. In order to inform preventive interventions it is first necessary to understand who is most at risk, when and why. Unfortunately, limitations of existing studies have rendered synthesis and interpretation of this literature problematic. Methods Systematic review of studies us…
P2-416 Estimating the prevalence of hepatitis B infection among people who inject drugs
Introduction Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, although not as prevalent among people who inject drugs (PWID) as hepatitis C, remains a significant public health concern. We present the first detailed global review of HBV prevalence among PWID. Methods As part of the WHO-funded Global Burden of Disease study, we undertook a systematic review of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO) and relevant conference abstracts to identify studies…
Complex health-related needs among young, soon-to-be-released prisoners
To estimate the prevalence and co-occurrence of health-related needs among young people aged 18 to 24 years transitioning out of adult prisons. Data came from face-to-face, confidential interviews with adult prisoners aged 18–24 years in seven adult prisons in Queensland, Australia. We identified the prevalence and co-occurrence of overlapping health-related needs using an Australian health performance framework with four domains: physical health…
Opiate substitution treatment to reduce in-prison drug injection
Development of an intervention to increase health service utilisation in ex-prisoners
The world prison population is growing at a rate well in excess of general population growth, with more than 10 million adults currently in custody around the world and around 30 million moving through prison systems each year. There is increasing recognition of the complex and chronic health needs of incarcerated populations, but evidence-based responses to these needs remain elusive. Most prisoners return to the community after a relatively sho…
Incidence and correlates of hepatitis C virus infection in a large cohort of prisoners who have injected drugs
Injecting drugs in prison was strongly associated with HCV seropositivity, highlighting the need for increased provision of services to mitigate the risk of transmission within prisons. Once identified as seropositive through screening, people with a history of IDU and incarceration may not be promptly receiving diagnostic services, which are necessary if they are to access treatment. Improving access to HCV-related services will be of particular…
Suicide in adults released from prison in Queensland, Australia
BACKGROUND: Previous research has demonstrated elevated mortality following release from prison. We contrasted the risk of opioid overdose death with the risk of suicide in a cohort of adults released from prison in Queensland, Australia over a 14-year-period. We examine risk factors for suicide in the cohort, and make comparisons with the general population. METHOD: We constructed a retrospective cohort of all adults released from prison between…
The Case for Improving the Health of Ex-Prisoners
The global prison population exceeds 10 million and continues to grow; more than 30 million people are released from custody annually. These individuals are disproportionately poor, disenfranchised, and chronically ill. There are compelling, evidence-based arguments for improving health outcomes for ex-prisoners on human rights, public health, criminal justice, and economic grounds. These arguments stand in stark contrast to current policy and pr…
Prescribed contraceptives among woman after release from prison
Despite the high rates of unintended and complicated pregnancy among women who have spent time in prison, little is known about their use of prescribed contraceptives post-prison release. We used a routinely-collected medicine utilisation dataset linked to a longitudinal cohort of adults released from prison to describe the dispensing of contraceptive medication. The socio-demographic profiles of women in the cohort were characteristic of justice…
Health-related factors predict return to custody in a large cohort of ex-prisoners
Numerous poor health outcomes have been documented in the world’s large and growing population of prisoners and ex-prisoners. Repeat justice involvement and incarceration is normative for ex-prisoners in most countries. This study aimed to identify important health-related predictors of re-incarceration and to quantify their contribution to predicting re-incarceration. Participants were 1 325 adult ex-prisoners in Queensland, Australia. We develo…
A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Interventions to Improve the Health of Persons During Imprisonment and in the Year After Release
We systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials of interventions to improve the health of people during imprisonment or in the year after release. We searched 14 biomedical and social science databases in 2014, and identified 95 studies. Most studies involved only men or a majority of men (70/83 studies in which gender was specified); only 16 studies focused on adolescents. Most studies were conducted in the United States (n = 57). The ri…
Global burden of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis in prisoners and detainees
Agreement between self-reported healthcare service use and administrative records in a longitudinal study of adults recently released from prison
BACKGROUND: Studies of healthcare service use often rely on self-reported data, especially in disadvantaged populations. Despite this, the reliability of self-reported healthcare service use is often questioned and routinely-collected, administrative data are usually considered preferable. In this paper we examine the agreement between self-reported healthcare service use and administrative records, in a large cohort of adults recently released f…
Substance use disorders among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in custody
To describe the prevalence, type, and mental health correlates of substance use disorders in a large sample of incarcerated Indigenous Australians. An epidemiological survey of the mental health of Indigenous people in custody in the state of Queensland, Australia was conducted using culturally informed methods. The prevalence, type and mental health correlates of substance use disorders were determined using a diagnostic interview and questionna…
Low-intensity case management increases contact with primary care in recently released prisoners
BACKGROUND: The world prison population is large and growing. Poor health outcomes after release from prison are common, but few programmes to improve health outcomes for ex-prisoners have been rigorously evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of individualised case management on contact with health services during the first 6 months post-release. METHODS: Single-blinded, randomised, controlled trial. Baseline assessment with…
Extending smoking abstinence after release from smoke-free prisons
BACKGROUND: A smoking ban was implemented across all prisons in Queensland, Australia, in May 2014, with the aim of improving the health of prisoners and prison staff. However, relapse to smoking after release from prison is common. Only one previous study, conducted in the United States, has used a randomised design to evaluate an intervention to assist individuals in remaining abstinent from smoking following release from a smoke-free prison. M…
Social Environment and Hospitalisation after Release from Prison
This study examined the association between remoteness and area disadvantage, and the rate of subsequent hospitalisation, in a cohort of adults released from prisons in Queensland. A baseline survey of 1267 adult prisoners within 6 weeks of expected release was prospectively linked with hospital, mortality and reincarceration records. Postcodes were used to assign remoteness and area disadvantage categories. Multivariate Andersen-Gill regression …
Use of prescribed smoking cessation pharmacotherapy following release from prison
Despite a very high rate of tobacco use among people cycling through prisons and the very low cost of (subsidised) SCP in Australia, few ex-prisoners obtain pharmaceutical assistance with quitting smoking. Policy attention needs to focus on supporting former prisoners to access SCP, to reduce the high rate of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality in this profoundly marginalised population
Alcohol Use Among Incarcerated Individuals
This chapter examines alcohol use among individuals who experience incarceration. It reviews the epidemiology of alcohol use before prison, in prison, and after release from prison, and discusses the role of treatment and policy reform in reducing the health and social harms associated with alcohol use in this population. Finally, it summarizes key conclusions, including the lack of data from resource-poor settings where neither routine surveilla…
Self-harm and suicidal behaviour among incarcerated adults in the Australian Capital Territory
BACKGROUND: Suicide is the leading cause of death in prisons worldwide. Improved understanding of the factors associated with suicide is necessary to inform targeted suicide prevention and interventions. Here we aim to (a) document the prevalence of suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and mental disorder; and (b) identify demographic, mental health, and criminal justice correlates of suicidal ideation, in a sample of incarcerated adul…
Lifetime prevalence and correlates of self-harm and suicide attempts among male prisoners with histories of injecting drug use
BACKGROUND: Histories of self-harm and suicide attempts are common among people in prison in Australia, and substance dependence is an established risk factor for these lifetime experiences. We describe the prevalence of self-reported history of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide attempts in a cohort of men with recent histories of injecting drug use (IDU) imprisoned in Victoria, Australia. Baseline interviews from the Prison and Transit…
The associations of poor psychiatric well-being among incarcerated men with injecting drug use histories in Victoria, Australia
BACKGROUND: Dual substance dependence and psychiatric and psychological morbidities are overrepresented in prison populations and associated with reoffending. In the context of an increasing prison population in Australia, investigating the needs of vulnerable people in prison with a dual diagnosis can help inform in-prison screening and treatment and improve prison and community service integration and continuation of care. In this study we quan…
Self-Harm among Young People Detained in the Youth Justice System in Sri Lanka
Self-harm is prevalent in incarcerated adults, yet comparatively few studies of self-harm in detained youth (and even fewer in low- and middle-income countries) have been published. We examined the prevalence and correlates of self-harm in a sample of 181 young people (mean age 15.0 years, SD = 2.3) detained in the youth justice system in Sri Lanka. Structured face-to-face questionnaires assessed demographic characteristics, family and social bac…
Progress in adolescent health and wellbeing
BACKGROUND: Rapid demographic, epidemiological, and nutritional transitons have brought a pressing need to track progress in adolescent health. Here, we present country-level estimates of 12 headline indicators from the Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing, from 1990 to 2016. METHODS: Indicators included those of health outcomes (disability-adjusted life-years [DALYs] due to communicable, maternal, and nutritional diseases; injuri…
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