A scoping review of interventions to improve oral health in prison settings

TY - JOUR

T1 - A scoping review of interventions to improve oral health in prison settings

AU - Booth, Joelle

AU - O'Malley, Lucy

AU - Meek, Rosie

AU - Mc Goldrick, Niall

AU - Maycock, Matthew

AU - Clarkson, Janet

AU - Wanyonyi-Kay, Kristina

N1 - Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

PY - 2023/6

Y1 - 2023/6

N2 - Objective: To describe the characteristics of oral health interventions implemented in prison settings and explore the barriers and facilitators towards implementation. Methods: Following Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review methodology, six databases were searched including Medline (R), Emcare, Embase, AMED, Cochrane and PsycINFO. A total of 978 studies were returned and screened. The inclusion criteria were those studies conducted in a prison population, with an intervention to address oral health and published since 2000. Results: Ten studies published between 2008 and 2021 were included. All were conducted in high-income countries. Three intervention types were identified: health education (n = 5), teledentistry (n = 3) and screening or triaging (n = 2). The barriers and facilitators to successful implementation were grouped into a framework of four overarching concepts. These included prison environment, population makeup, compliance and staffing. Clinical Significance: Evidence suggests that oral health interventions in prisons are focused on improving access to services and oral health messages. A range of drivers including the prison environment, staffing levels, recruitment and intervention compliance influence implementation and the success of interventions.

AB - Objective: To describe the characteristics of oral health interventions implemented in prison settings and explore the barriers and facilitators towards implementation. Methods: Following Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review methodology, six databases were searched including Medline (R), Emcare, Embase, AMED, Cochrane and PsycINFO. A total of 978 studies were returned and screened. The inclusion criteria were those studies conducted in a prison population, with an intervention to address oral health and published since 2000. Results: Ten studies published between 2008 and 2021 were included. All were conducted in high-income countries. Three intervention types were identified: health education (n = 5), teledentistry (n = 3) and screening or triaging (n = 2). The barriers and facilitators to successful implementation were grouped into a framework of four overarching concepts. These included prison environment, population makeup, compliance and staffing. Clinical Significance: Evidence suggests that oral health interventions in prisons are focused on improving access to services and oral health messages. A range of drivers including the prison environment, staffing levels, recruitment and intervention compliance influence implementation and the success of interventions.

KW - Psychosocial aspects of oral health

KW - Special care

KW - adults

KW - dental Health

KW - health behaviour

KW - oral health

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85142433628

U2 - 10.1111/cdoe.12811

DO - 10.1111/cdoe.12811

M3 - Article

C2 - 36411370

SN - 0301-5661

VL - 51

SP - 373

EP - 379

JO - Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

JF - Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

IS - 3

ER -