Cargando…
Health decline in prison and the effects of sporting activity: results of the Hessian prison sports study
BACKGROUND: Previous studies about health in prisons conclude that incarceration has detrimental consequences for physical and mental health. It is associated with weight gain, decreased fitness, increased cardiovascular risks, and increased risks for mental illnesses, like depression and anxiety. T...
Autores principales: | , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2023
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10463329/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37642783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40352-023-00237-6 |
_version_ | 1785098205441032192 |
---|---|
author | Mutz, Michael Müller, Johannes |
author_facet | Mutz, Michael Müller, Johannes |
author_sort | Mutz, Michael |
collection | PubMed |
description | BACKGROUND: Previous studies about health in prisons conclude that incarceration has detrimental consequences for physical and mental health. It is associated with weight gain, decreased fitness, increased cardiovascular risks, and increased risks for mental illnesses, like depression and anxiety. This article examines the relationships between sports activity and health developments among prisoners. We analyze data from the Hessian Prison Sports Study, conducted in 12 prisons of the federal state of Hesse, Germany. RESULTS: Based on quantitative survey data of 568 prisoners in regular custody, our empirical findings show that inmates perceive substantial health declines since incarceration. They report substantial decreases in general health (d=-0.52) and life satisfaction (d=-0.84) as well as an increased number of health problems (d = 0.71). However, sport has a potential to buffer this decline of health. Prisoners engaged in sports report a less negative development of their health compared to inactive prisoners. The greater the amount of time spent with sports activities, the better are the health trajectories found. CONCLUSION: Findings add to the public health and prison sport literature by demonstrating health benefits of sporting activities in a vulnerable population group that almost inevitably is exposed to manifold strains and burdens. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-10463329 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2023 |
publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-104633292023-08-30 Health decline in prison and the effects of sporting activity: results of the Hessian prison sports study Mutz, Michael Müller, Johannes Health Justice Research Article BACKGROUND: Previous studies about health in prisons conclude that incarceration has detrimental consequences for physical and mental health. It is associated with weight gain, decreased fitness, increased cardiovascular risks, and increased risks for mental illnesses, like depression and anxiety. This article examines the relationships between sports activity and health developments among prisoners. We analyze data from the Hessian Prison Sports Study, conducted in 12 prisons of the federal state of Hesse, Germany. RESULTS: Based on quantitative survey data of 568 prisoners in regular custody, our empirical findings show that inmates perceive substantial health declines since incarceration. They report substantial decreases in general health (d=-0.52) and life satisfaction (d=-0.84) as well as an increased number of health problems (d = 0.71). However, sport has a potential to buffer this decline of health. Prisoners engaged in sports report a less negative development of their health compared to inactive prisoners. The greater the amount of time spent with sports activities, the better are the health trajectories found. CONCLUSION: Findings add to the public health and prison sport literature by demonstrating health benefits of sporting activities in a vulnerable population group that almost inevitably is exposed to manifold strains and burdens. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023-08-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10463329/ /pubmed/37642783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40352-023-00237-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2023, corrected publication 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Mutz, Michael Müller, Johannes Health decline in prison and the effects of sporting activity: results of the Hessian prison sports study |
title | Health decline in prison and the effects of sporting activity: results of the Hessian prison sports study |
title_full | Health decline in prison and the effects of sporting activity: results of the Hessian prison sports study |
title_fullStr | Health decline in prison and the effects of sporting activity: results of the Hessian prison sports study |
title_full_unstemmed | Health decline in prison and the effects of sporting activity: results of the Hessian prison sports study |
title_short | Health decline in prison and the effects of sporting activity: results of the Hessian prison sports study |
title_sort | health decline in prison and the effects of sporting activity: results of the hessian prison sports study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10463329/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37642783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40352-023-00237-6 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT mutzmichael healthdeclineinprisonandtheeffectsofsportingactivityresultsofthehessianprisonsportsstudy AT mullerjohannes healthdeclineinprisonandtheeffectsofsportingactivityresultsofthehessianprisonsportsstudy |