The Long Shadow of Incarceration: The Association of Incarceration History With Self‐Reported Health Among Older Adults
Prior incarceration is a social determinant of health for older adults, even those with distant incarceration history, and is strongly associated with current poverty and meeting criteria for disability. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms of these associations and means to mitigate health harms associated with prior incarceration.
Authors
- Emily A. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1403-6891)
- Albert L. Siu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6330-8502)
- Brita Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3782-0104)
- Louisa W. Holaday (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9894-6501)
- Brie Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-3397)
- Pranav Gwalani
- Kim Stone
Institutions
- Mount Sinai Health System (US)
- Yale University (US)
- San Francisco Medical Society (US)
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center (US)
- New York University (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70069
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00