Mental health and wellbeing of border security personnel: scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whilst the wellbeing of law enforcement personnel has been widely researched, border security personnel as a discrete group appear to be far less discussed, despite their roles frequently exposing them to potentially traumatic and challenging events such as contact with criminals or witnessing personal tragedies due to trafficking or smuggling.

Aims

This scoping review aimed to explore existing literature to better understand the mental health of border security personnel and the factors affecting their wellbeing.

Methods

Four electronic databases and grey literature were systematically searched for studies relevant to the review's aims. Following the extraction of relevant data from each study, thematic analysis was used to synthesize findings.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Brooks SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9805299 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature