Study of the characteristics of medical information in transfers between prisons.

Introduction: The mobility of the prison population creates a need for information transmitted in transfers between centers that can guarantee optimal care continuity.

Objective: To assess the quality of transmission of health information when inmates are transferred between prisons in Spain.

Material And Method: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, consisting of a review of medical records of inmates who passed through Madrid III Prison in a three-month period.

Effectiveness of therapeutic patient education on diabetes in prison.

Objectives: Therapeutic education is one of the pillars of the approach to diabetes. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of group therapeutic patient education in 15 people diagnosed with diabetes, with poor metabolic control, inmates of the Madrid III-Valdemoro Penitentiary Center (Madrid), whose population is exclusively male.

Material And Method: Quasi-experimental study based on 4 training sessions aimed at a group of 15 people with diabetes and poor metabolic control.