Abstract

Women transitioning from incarceration often reenter society with multiple barriers to affordable health care. Many resort to costly emergency department visits, and others turn to online health information to compensate for gaps in their health care. Interviews with 74 previously incarcerated women were conducted in 2019–2020 in three midwestern cities. Qualitative and quantitative analysis revealed that, while most participants used the internet for health information, their perceptions of the reliability varied. Many participants expressed a need for additional reliable sources of health information and ways to verify it. These findings support the importance of high-quality digital health literacy interventions.

摘要

从监禁中过渡的妇女通常会在获得负担得起的医疗保健方面面临多重障碍。许多人求助于昂贵的急诊科就诊，而其他人则求助于在线健康信息来弥补他们医疗保健方面的差距。2019-2020 年，在中西部的三个城市对 74 名先前被监禁的妇女进行了采访。定性和定量分析表明，虽然大多数参与者使用互联网获取健康信息，但他们对可靠性的看法各不相同。许多参与者表示需要更多可靠的健康信息来源和验证方法。这些发现支持了高质量数字健康素养干预措施的重要性。