Attending to cardiovascular disease risk factors after incarceration: A study of empowerment and structural barriers to care
Wright K, Zachary W, Puglisi LB, Butler K, Surkan PJ. Attending to cardiovascular disease risk factors after incarceration: A study of empowerment and structural barriers to care. Health & Social Care In The Community 2022, 30: e6112-e6121. PMID: 36178139, PMCID: PMC9771929, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.14048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural barriersQualitative dataExperiences of peopleStudy of empowermentQualitative thematic analysisKey informantsEmpowerment theoryCardiovascular disease risk factorsThematic analysisState medical systemEmpowermentIncarcerationDisease risk factorsPersonal motivationRisk factorsTheoretical constructsUnited StatesPeopleInteractive discussion forumsDiscussion forumsImproved accessMedical systemHealthcare systemExperience difficultiesElevated CVD risk