E-training of Inmate Peer Caregivers for Enhancing Geriatric and End-of-life Care in Prisons

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Aging

In brief

The demographics of the U.S. prison population are shifting at a dramatic rate requiring new approaches to prison healthcare. Current estimates suggest that there are 2.3 million incarcerated persons in the U.S. Similar to the free world, the aging of the Baby Boom generation is occurring in prisons. Notably, inmates 50 and older constitute over 20% of prisoners in state or federal facilities. From 1996-2016, there was an 280% growth in the number of state and federal prisoners age 55 or older, which is in sharp contrast to younger inmates that grew by only 3% during this time period. A surge in older adult offenders in the U.S. has not occurred but rather statutes now impose stiffer sentences, resulting in longer periods of incarceration, such as life without parole or 20+ years. At the same time, early release policies remain restrictive. As a result, sentenced offenders are living through middle and older adulthood within the confines of prisons.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05017129

Run by

Klein Buendel, Inc.

People needed

83

Starts

2020-06-15

Expected to finish

2024-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inmate Peer Caregivers:
• providing geriatric and/or EOL care at participating state prison (Aims 1 and 2 only);
• age >18;
• able to speak and understand English; and
• able to consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Under the age of 18
• Unable to speak and understand English
• Prison Staff:
• Inclusion Criteria:
• age >18;
• able to speak and understand English;
• able to consent; and
• have been exposed to inmate peer caregiving (e.g., through training them, oversight of a peer caregiving program, or working with inmate peer caregivers in the infirmary, personal care, or hospice area of prisons)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• Under the age of 18
• Unable to speak and understand English

Where it is running

• Klein Buendel, Inc. — Golden, Colorado, United States
• Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

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