Challenges in providing ethically competent health care to incarcerated older adults with mental illness: a qualitative study exploring mental health professionals’ perspectives in Canada

Table 2 Themes and subthemes

Themes	Subthemes
Imprisoned older persons with special care needs	Prisons - not suitable for older adults
Imprisoned older persons with special care needs	Imprisoned older adults’ emotional care needs
Lack of resources to ensure necessary care	Inadequate housing conditions
Lack of resources to ensure necessary care	Limited manpower and expertise
The peer-support program in prisons	The role of peers who help older adults in need
	The mutually benefitting outcome of the peer-support program
	The ethical concerns of the peer-support program

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