Ethnic disparities in the use of restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify and summarise extant knowledge about patient ethnicity and the use of various types of restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings.

Methods

A scoping review methodological framework recommended by the JBI was used. A systematic search was conducted in APA PsycINFO, CINAHL with Full Text, Embase, PubMed and Scopus. Additionally, grey literature searches were conducted in Google, OpenGrey and selected websites, and the reference lists of included studies were explored.

Results

Altogether, 38 studies were included: 34 were primary studies; 4, reviews. The geographical settings were as follows: Europe (n = 26), Western Pacific (n = 8), Americas (n = 3) and South-East Asia (n = 1). In primary studies, ethnicity was reported according

SUBMITTER: Pedersen ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9713127 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature