Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia: a study of social, emotional and physical wellbeing

Sullivan, EA; Kendall, S; Chang, S; Baldry, E; Zeki, R; Gilles, M; Wilson, M; Butler, T; Levy, M; Wayland, S; Cullen, P; Jones, J; Sherwood, J

Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia: a study of social, emotional and physical wellbeing

Sullivan, EA

Kendall, S

Chang, S

Baldry, E Zeki, R

Gilles, M Wilson, M Butler, T Levy, M Wayland, S Cullen, P

Jones, J Sherwood, J

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Citation:: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2019, 43 (3), pp. 241 - 247
Issue Date:: 2019-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sullivan, EA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8718-2753	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kendall, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3627-827X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chang, S https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0723-3192	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Baldry, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zeki, R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6319-2500	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gilles, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wilson, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Butler, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Levy, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wayland, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cullen, P https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4652-0936	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jones, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sherwood, J	en_US
dc.date.available	2019-02-01	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2019, 43 (3), pp. 241 - 247	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1326-0200	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/134829
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 The Authors Objective: To describe the social, emotional and physical wellbeing of Aboriginal mothers in prison. Methods: Cross-sectional survey, including a Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (5-item version) administered to Aboriginal women who self-identified as mothers. Results: Seventy-seven Aboriginal mothers in New South Wales (NSW) and 84 in Western Australia (WA) participated in the study. Eighty-three per cent (n=59) of mothers in NSW were in prison for drug-related offences, 64.8% (n=46) of mothers in WA were in prison for offences committed under the influence of alcohol. Sixty-eight per cent (n=52) of mothers in NSW and 35% (n=28) of mothers in WA reported mental health problems. Physical (PCS) and Mental (MCS) component scores of SF-12 varied for mothers in NSW and WA. Mothers in NSW experienced poorer health and functioning than mothers in WA (NSW: PCS 49.5, MCS 40.6; WA: PCS 54.4, MCS 48.3) and high levels of psychological distress (NSW: 13.1; WA 10.1). Conclusions: Aboriginal mothers in prison have significant health needs associated with physical and mental health, and psychological distress. Implications for public health: Adoption of social and emotional wellbeing as an explanatory framework for culturally secure healthcare in prison is essential to improving health outcomes of Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/630653
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/1753-6405.12892	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Public Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Substance-Related Disorders	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Emotions	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mothers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mental Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mental Disorders	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Oceanic Ancestry Group	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Prisoners	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Delivery of Health Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.title	Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia: a study of social, emotional and physical wellbeing	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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Abstract:

© 2019 The Authors Objective: To describe the social, emotional and physical wellbeing of Aboriginal mothers in prison. Methods: Cross-sectional survey, including a Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (5-item version) administered to Aboriginal women who self-identified as mothers. Results: Seventy-seven Aboriginal mothers in New South Wales (NSW) and 84 in Western Australia (WA) participated in the study. Eighty-three per cent (n=59) of mothers in NSW were in prison for drug-related offences, 64.8% (n=46) of mothers in WA were in prison for offences committed under the influence of alcohol. Sixty-eight per cent (n=52) of mothers in NSW and 35% (n=28) of mothers in WA reported mental health problems. Physical (PCS) and Mental (MCS) component scores of SF-12 varied for mothers in NSW and WA. Mothers in NSW experienced poorer health and functioning than mothers in WA (NSW: PCS 49.5, MCS 40.6; WA: PCS 54.4, MCS 48.3) and high levels of psychological distress (NSW: 13.1; WA 10.1). Conclusions: Aboriginal mothers in prison have significant health needs associated with physical and mental health, and psychological distress. Implications for public health: Adoption of social and emotional wellbeing as an explanatory framework for culturally secure healthcare in prison is essential to improving health outcomes of Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia.

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