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| Title |
A systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of peer education and peer support in prisons
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-015-1584-x |
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| Authors |
Anne-Marie Bagnall, Jane South, Claire Hulme, James Woodall, Karen Vinall-Collier, Gary Raine, Karina Kinsella, Rachael Dixey, Linda Harris, Nat MJ Wright |
| Abstract |
Prisoners experience significantly worse health than the general population. This review examines the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of peer interventions in prison settings. A mixed methods systematic review of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness studies, including qualitative and quantitative synthesis was conducted. In addition to grey literature identified and searches of websites, nineteen electronic databases were searched from 1985 to 2012. Study selection criteria were: Population: Prisoners resident in adult prisons and children resident in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs). Peer-based interventions Comparators: Review questions 3 and 4 compared peer and professionally led approaches. Prisoner health or determinants of health; organisational/ process outcomes; views of prison populations. Quantitative, qualitative and mixed method evaluations. Fifty-seven studies were included in the effectiveness review and one study in the cost-effectiveness review; most were of poor methodological quality. Evidence suggested that peer education interventions are effective at reducing risky behaviours, and that peer support services are acceptable within the prison environment and have a positive effect on recipients, practically or emotionally. Consistent evidence from many, predominantly qualitative, studies, suggested that being a peer deliverer was associated with positive effects. There was little evidence on cost-effectiveness of peer-based interventions. There is consistent evidence from a large number of studies that being a peer worker is associated with positive health; peer support services are also an acceptable source of help within the prison environment and can have a positive effect on recipients. Research into cost-effectiveness is sparse. PROSPERO ref: CRD42012002349 . |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 30 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 15 | 50% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 3% |
| Comoros | 1 | 3% |
| Ireland | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 12 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 20 | 67% |
| Scientists | 6 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 286 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Thailand | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 283 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 49 | 17% |
| Researcher | 35 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 7% |
| Other | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 44 | 15% |
| Unknown | 96 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 40 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 35 | 12% |
| Psychology | 27 | 9% |
| Arts and Humanities | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 27 | 9% |
| Unknown | 110 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 September 2021.
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#1,812,346
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#2,021
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#23,704
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#38
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