Record linkage studies of drug-related deaths among adults who were released from prison to the community: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are public health concerns about an increased risk of mortality after release from prison. The objectives of this scoping review were to investigate, map and summarise evidence from record linkage studies about drug-related deaths among former adult prisoners.

Methods

MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO and Web of Science were searched for studies (January 2011- September 2021) using keywords/index headings. Two authors independently screened all titles and abstracts using inclusion and exclusion criteria and subsequently screened full publications. Discrepancies were discussed with a third author. One author extracted data from all included publications using a data charting form. A second author independently extracted data from approximately one-third of the publi

SUBMITTER: Cooper JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10161544 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature