Evensen Kjersti Berge, Bull Vibeke Hervik
Oral Health Centre of Expertise-Rogaland, Stavanger, Norway.
Int J Prison Health. 2023 May 10;19(2):251-269. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-08-2021-0081.
Prisoners' oral health is an often overseen, yet important aspect of the general health of prisoners. To develop effective measures to improve the situation, it is important to get an overview of existing research. The purpose of this study is to examine and analyse existing research on oral health of prisoners and provide a thorough understanding of prisoners' oral health and related factors.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Due to relatively few scientific papers on prisoners' oral health, an integrative review was chosen. Integrative reviews allow for the inclusion of diverse methodologies. A literature search was conducted, followed by an assessment of the quality of the studies by using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the studies.
The few studies addressing European prisoners' oral health in the last 21 years differ in design and methodology. The results from this review indicate that prisoners' oral health is a complex phenomenon and should be understood from both individual and organisational perspectives. More research is needed to bridge the gap in the literature on prisoners' oral health.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first literature review on European prisoners' oral health.
囚犯的口腔健康是囚犯总体健康中一个经常被忽视但却很重要的方面。为制定有效的改善措施，全面了解现有研究很重要。本研究的目的是审视和分析关于囚犯口腔健康的现有研究，并全面了解囚犯的口腔健康及相关因素。
设计/方法/途径：由于关于囚犯口腔健康的科学论文相对较少，因此选择进行综合综述。综合综述允许纳入多种方法。进行了文献检索，随后使用混合方法评估工具对研究质量进行评估。采用主题分析法对研究进行分析。
过去21年中针对欧洲囚犯口腔健康的研究较少，在设计和方法上存在差异。本次综述结果表明，囚犯的口腔健康是一个复杂的现象，应从个人和组织层面来理解。需要更多研究来弥合关于囚犯口腔健康的文献差距。
原创性/价值：据作者所知，这是第一篇关于欧洲囚犯口腔健康的文献综述。
