Table 2 Review summaries
Review author (year) | Review country | Review objective(s) | Total no. of studies included in review (no. of relevant studies) | Citations of relevant studies (author, year) | Population(s) included in relevant studies | AMSTAR 2 score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lees, T (2019) [17] | Australia | To review the most recent information regarding anxiety, PTSD, sleepiness, and fatigue and to identify interventions and treatments proposed to overcome work-related stressors and associated mental illnesses inflicting law enforcement officers. | 43 (6) | Arble, 2017; Chongruksa, 2012; Christopher, 2016; Oliver, 2009; Peres, 2011; Plat, 2013 | Police | Critically low |
Barger, LK (2018) [18] | USA | To critically review and synthesize existing literature on the impact of fatigue training on fatigue-related outcomes for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel and similar shift worker groups. | 18 (4) | Christopher, 2016; Holbrook, 1994; Kuehl, 2016; Sullivan, 2016 | Police, firefighter | Moderate |
Torchalla, I (2018) [19] | Canada | To summarize the evidence base for interventions targeting individuals with work-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to make recommendations for clinicians and administrative decision-makers involved in their rehabilitation, and to guide future research in this area. Particular attention was given to studies that were conducted in naturalistic clinical settings or in a workers’ compensation claim context. | 11 (2) | Gersons, 2000; Lansing, 2005 | Police | Critically low |
MacMillan, F (2017) [20] | Australia | To systematically review studies of health promotion interventions in the police force. | 21 (7) | Jeter, 2013; Kuehl, 2016; Norris, 1990; Norvell, 1993; Richmond, 1999; Short, 1984; Tanigoshi, 2008 | Police | Low |
Witt, K (2017) [21] | Australia | To summarize the international literature on the effectiveness of suicide prevention programs for protective and emergency services employees. | 13 (4) | Finney, 2015; Levenson, 2010; Mishara, 2012; Welch, 1998 | Police, firefighter | Critically low |
Rose, FR (2016) [22] | USA | To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis with regards to the effectiveness of psychological debriefing. | 27 (8) | Bohl, 1991; Bohl, 1995; Carlier, 2000; Harris, 2002; Leonard, 1999; Regehr, 2001; Ruck, 2013; Tuckey, 2014 | Police, firefighter, correctional services | Critically low |
Whybrow, D (2015) [23] | UK | To summarize current knowledge about TRiM and make recommendations for further research. | 13 (2) | Hunt, 2013; Watson, 2014 | Police | Critically low |
Milner, A (2014) [24] | Australia | To provide a systematic assessment of workplace suicide prevention activities, including short-term training activities, as well as suicide prevention strategies designed for occupational groups at risk of suicide. | 13 (1) | Mishara, 2012 | Police | Critically low |
Patterson, GT (2014) [25] | USA | To conduct a systematic review examining the effects of stress management interventions on outcomes among police officers and recruits. | 12 (12) | Ackerly, 1986; Coulson, 1987; Digliani, 1994; Gersons, 2000; Ireland, 2007; McCraty, 1999; Norvell, 1993; Richmond, 1999; Shipley, 2002; Short, 1984; Tanigoshi, 2008; Wilson, 2001 | Police | Critically low |
Skeffington, PM (2013) [26] | Australia | To conduct a systematic review in order to identify and synthesize all programs aimed at the primary prevention of PTSD to date. | 7 (3) | Arnetz, 2009; Sarason, 1979; Sijaric-Voloder, 2008 | Police | Critically low |
Haugen, PT (2012) [27] | USA | To conduct a systematic review of the PTSD treatment literature (English and non-English) in order to evaluate such treatment proposals based on what is known about treating PTSD in first responders. This review especially sought to identify RCTs whose primary outcome was PTSD. | 17 (8) | Cornelius, 2007; Coupland, 2009; Ford, 1996; Gersons, 2000; Kitchiner, 2004; Lansing, 2005; Tolin, 1999; Wilson, 2001 | Police, firefighter | Critically low |
Plat, MJ (2011) [28] | Netherlands | To conduct a systematic review describing (1) the existing job-specific workers’ health surveillance (WHS) activities, and (2) the effectiveness of job-specific WHS interventions with respect to work functioning, for selected jobs. | 31 (2) | Arnetz, 2009; Elliot, 2007 | Police, firefighter | Low |
Stergiopoulos, E (2011) [29] | Canada | To identify interventions targeting work-related PTSD in order to get workers back to the workplace. | 7 (1) | Gersons, 2000 | Police | Moderate |
Martin, A (2009) [30] | Australia | To investigate whether different types of health promotion intervention in the workplace reduce depression and anxiety symptoms. | 22 (1) | McCraty, 2003 | Correctional services | Critically low |