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The health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults who experience imprisonment globally: A mixed methods systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prison setting and health status of people who experience imprisonment increase the risks of COVID-19 infection and sequelae, and other health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives

To conduct a mixed methods systematic review on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health of people who experience imprisonment.

Data sources

We searched Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Social Sciences Abstracts, CINAHL, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Sociology Database, Coronavirus Research Database, ERIC, Proquest Dissertations and Theses, Web of Science, and Scopus in October 2021. We reviewed reference lists for included studies.

Study eligibility criteria

Original research conducted in or after December 2019 on health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults in prisons or within three months of release.

Study appraisal and synthesis methods

We used the Joanna Briggs Institute's Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research for qualitative studies and the Joanna Briggs Institute's Critical Appraisal Checklist for Studies Reporting Prevalence Data for quantitative studies. We qualitized quantitative data and extracted qualitative data, coded data, and collated similar data into categories.

Results

We identified 62 studies. People in prisons had disproportionately high rates of COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 mortality. During the pandemic, all-cause mortality worsened, access to health care and other services worsened, and there were major impacts on mental wellbeing and on relationships with family and staff. There was limited evidence regarding key primary and secondary prevention strategies.

Limitations

Our search was limited to databases. As the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, more evidence will emerge.

Conclusions

Prisons and people who experience imprisonment should be prioritized for COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, and an explicit focus on prisons is needed for ongoing public health work including emergency preparedness.

Prospero registration number

239324.

SUBMITTER: Kim H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9122186 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults who experience imprisonment globally: A mixed methods systematic review.

Kim Hannah H Hughes Emily E Cavanagh Alice A Norris Emily E Gao Angela A Bondy Susan J SJ McLeod Katherine E KE Kanagalingam Tharsan T Kouyoumdjian Fiona G FG

PloS one 20220520 5

<h4>Background</h4>The prison setting and health status of people who experience imprisonment increase the risks of COVID-19 infection and sequelae, and other health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Objectives</h4>To conduct a mixed methods systematic review on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health of people who experience imprisonment.<h4>Data sources</h4>We searched Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Social Sciences Abstracts, CINAHL, Applied Social Sciences Inde ...[more]

PMID: 35594288

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Dataset Information

The health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults who experience imprisonment globally: A mixed methods systematic review.

Background

Objectives

Data sources

Study eligibility criteria

Study appraisal and synthesis methods

Results

Limitations

Conclusions

Prospero registration number

Publications

The health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults who experience imprisonment globally: A mixed methods systematic review.

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