%0 Journal Article
%T How effective are digital/e-health interventions for supporting prisoners with mental ill-health? An integrative review.
%A Bright AM
%A Higgins A
%A Grealish A
%J Int J Prison Health (2024)
%V 20
%N 1
%D 2024 Feb 6
%M 38984557
暂无%R 10.1108/IJOPH-09-2022-0056
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>There has been a move towards the implementation of digital/e-health interventions for some time. Digital/e-health interventions have demonstrable efficacy in increasing individual empowerment, providing timely access to psychological interventions for those experiencing mental ill-health and improving outcomes for those using them. This study aims to determine the efficacy of digital/e-health interventions for individuals detained in prison who experience mental ill-health.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>A systematic search of five academic databases - CINAHL, ASSIA, PsycINFO, Embase and Medline - was completed in December 2020 and updated in February 2022. The review was guided by the Whittemore and Knafl (2005) framework for integrative reviews. A total of 6,255 studies were returned and screened by title and abstract. A full-text screening of nine (n = 9) studies was conducted.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>No study met the inclusion criteria for the clinical efficacy of digital/e-health interventions in a prison setting. Subsequently, a review of the literature that made it to the full-text review stage was conducted, and gaps in the literature were identified to inform policy, practice and future research.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first integrative review conducted on the efficacy of digital/e-health interventions for mental ill-health in prison settings.