title: Primary Care Program in Prison: A Review of the Literature.
abstract: Nurses take on the role of primary caregiver in the prison setting, as they are usually the first to approach the prisoner, and they govern access to all aspects of the health care system. The aim of this review was to assess the effects of the use of the primary care model in a correctional setting. Major literature databases relevant to the specified areas were searched for studies published from 2004 to 2013. Three studies reported some implications for prisoners, nursing practice, and the correctional facility, as generated by using the primary care model in the prison setting. The primary care model can improve relevant outcomes for health management in the prison setting.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.|2 Clinical Medicine and Public Health Doctorate School, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: La Cerra
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.|2 Clinical Medicine and Public Health Doctorate School, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sorrentino
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.|2 Clinical Medicine and Public Health Doctorate School, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Franconi
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.|2 Clinical Medicine and Public Health Doctorate School, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Ippolito
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Notarnicola
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petrucci
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Loreto
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lancia
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons
keywords: community health systems; correctional nursing; primary care; prison nursing