TABLE 3.

Evaluation of the Medication Boxes Among Prison Officers (N = 19)

Current experience
Disadvantages
No health provider to talk to	6 (32%)
Risk of medication theft	4 (21%)
Risk of theft of medication box key	3 (16%)
Confidentiality issues	2 (11%)
Triangulation/indirect communication	1 (5%)
Risk of medication misuse	1 (5%)
Extra work for prison officers if health staff forgets to distribute medication during rounds	1 (5%)
Medication trafficking	1 (5%)
Do you agree with the following about the medication boxes? a
More time-efficient than in-hand distribution	4.8 (0.42)
Simple use	4.6 (0.61)
Allows patients' autonomy to manage own treatment in prison	4.37 (0.68)
Respects patients' dignity	4.4 (0.83)
More confidential than in-hand distribution	4.1 (0.91)
Trains patients on how to manage treatment after release	4 (0.91)
Improves role differentiation between prison officers and health staff	3.9 (1.10)
It shows that the medical staff trust users	3.84 (0.76)
Lower theft risk	3.63 (1.07)
Allows people to forget less to take their medication	2.7 (1.00)
I am satisfied with this system	4.4 (0.76)
I would recommend this system in other prisons	4.1 (0.94)
Overall score of previous 12 variables	4.05 (0.37)
Distribution once per month
Agree that a monthly medication distribution is possible	5 (26%)
Potential disadvantages
Risk of medication misuse	19 (100%)
Increased medication trafficking	17 (89%)
Stocking medication	16 (84%)
Risk of theft	11 (58%)
Risk of mistake	6 (32%)
“Difficulty in checking how so many medications truly belong to the patient.”	1 (5%)
Potential advantages
Fewer medication distribution rounds	15 (79%)
More autonomy of patients	10 (53%)
Patients need to go less often to pick up medication	2 (11%)
Less theft of medication	0 (0%)

Data are n (%) or mean (standard deviation).

^a1 = do not agree at all, 2 = do not agree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly agree.