Assessment of the Mental Health of Police Officers: A Systematic Review of Specific Instruments

Davi Oliveira Teles, Raquel Alves de Oliveira, Anna Luísa de Oliveira Parnaíba, Mariana Araújo Rios, Melissa Bezerra Machado, Priscila de Souza Aquino, Purdenciana Ribeiro de Menezes, Samila Gomes Ribeiro, Paula Renata Amorim Lessa Soares, Camila Biazus Dalcin () and Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro
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Davi Oliveira Teles: Nursing Graduate Program, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-160, Brazil
Raquel Alves de Oliveira: Nursing Graduate Program, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-160, Brazil
Anna Luísa de Oliveira Parnaíba: Programa de Educação Tutorial (PET), Nursing Department, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-160, Brazil
Mariana Araújo Rios: Programa de Educação Tutorial (PET), Nursing Department, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-160, Brazil
Melissa Bezerra Machado: Programa de Educação Tutorial (PET), Nursing Department, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-160, Brazil
Priscila de Souza Aquino: Nursing Graduate Program, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-160, Brazil
Purdenciana Ribeiro de Menezes: Nursing Graduate Program, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-160, Brazil
Samila Gomes Ribeiro: Nursing Graduate Program, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-160, Brazil
Paula Renata Amorim Lessa Soares: Nursing Graduate Program, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-160, Brazil
Camila Biazus Dalcin: School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro: Nursing Graduate Program, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-160, Brazil

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: Objective: The objective was to identify validated instruments from the literature that assess the mental health of police officers. Methods: This is a systematic review of validated instruments used to assess the mental health of police officers. Searches were conducted in the MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, CINAHL/EBSCO, and Virtual Health Library databases. This review follows the JBI Manual for Systematic Reviews and the PRISMA statement. The methodological quality of the articles and the risk of bias were assessed. Results: A total of 1530 studies were identified across the six databases, with 158 studies read in full by the authors after excluding duplicates and those that did not meet the inclusion criteria. The final 29 studies were analyzed for methodological quality and risk of bias using the AXIS and SFS-D tools. Conclusion: This review identified 27 self-administered validated instruments useful for assessing various mental health outcomes in police officers, with the most frequently used being the Police Stress Questionnaire. These findings may help guide security force administration, occupational health professionals, and mental health researchers in selecting and implementing psychometrically reliable instruments for screening the mental health of police officers.

Keywords: mental health; police; systematic review; surveys and questionnaires (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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