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[Opportunities and methodological challenges in health research in the context of prisons in Puerto Rico].

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: During 2013 the prison population of Puerto Rico was composed of approximately 13,000 persons. Documents describing the enablers and constraints for research related to mental health in prisons in the existing literature are scarce. The present work consisted of identifying elements that facilitate or hinder research in prisons identified by the members of the research team of a project that aimed to validate a scale to measure stress in prisoners. In this article, we present the facilitating and challenging elements of research work in prison, which can help to inform future research in this particular scenario to achieve satisfactory results.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Irene Lafarga Previdi, Ana C Guzzi Vasques, Nelson Varas-Díaz, Carmen E Albizu García

Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

Language: Spanish

Topic: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Awards: DIDARP at the University of Puerto Rico School of Public Health, HIV/AIDS Stigma Behaviors in Clinical Encounters