A systematic review of the effect of dietary and nutritional interventions on the behaviours and mental health of prisoners.

ABSTRACT: Prisoners experience a higher burden of poor health, aggressive behaviours and worsening mental health than the general population. This systematic review aimed to identify research that used nutrition-based interventions in prisons, focusing on outcomes of mental health and behaviours. The systematic review was registered with Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews on 26 January 2022: CRD42022293370. Inclusion criteria comprised of current prisoners with no limit on time, location, age, sex or ethnicity. Only quantitative research in the English language was included. PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL were searched, retrieving 933 results, with 11 included for qualitative synthesis. Studies were checked for quality using the revised tool to assess risk of bia

SUBMITTER: Poulter M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420884 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature