Mental health issues and associated factors amongst healthcare workers in US forensic-correctional settings: a systematic review of literature since the COVID-19 pandemic
Systemic reforms including decreased mandatory overtime, staffing, workload distribution, organizational support, training, improved communication, access to adequate resources and psychosocial interventions may help promote wellness and optimize the ability of healthcare workers to provide care in forensic-correctional settings. However, the preliminary nature of the study findings suggests caution in their interpretations. Further high-quality research is needed to support evidence-informed decision-making and translation.
Authors
- Britta Ostermeyer
- Shahnawaz Towheed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8349-8039)
- S. Lalji-Mawji
- Michael Wang
- Jayden Berdugo
- Christopher Scott Czapla
- Insiya Moosavi
- Eric Yu
- Jaehyeong Yang
Institutions
- Oklahoma City University (US)
- University of Calabar (NG)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
- University of Oklahoma (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14242-6
- Primary Topic
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00