Factors associated with perceived coercion in adults receiving psychiatric care: A scoping review protocol
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INTRODUCTION: Coercion is inevitably linked to psychiatric and mental healthcare. Though many forms of coercion exist, perceived coercion appears to be a less studied form despite its marked prevalence and negative consequences. In the literature, several factors have been studied for their association with perceived coercion, but few literature reviews have focused on this precise subject. Gaining knowledge of the association between these factors and the degree of perceived coercion is essential to guide future research and develop informed interventions. The purpose of this review will be to identify, in the literature, factors associated with perceived coercion by adults receiving psychiatric care. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A scoping review will be conducted by following the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. A search with descriptors and keywords will be performed in the following databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, PUBMED, EMBASE and PsycINFO. Then, a search for grey literature will be conducted, psychiatric and mental health journals will be searched, and reference lists will be examined to identify further pertinent literature. All literature on factors (human, health related, organisational, etc) and their association to perceived coercion by adults (18 and older) in inpatient, outpatient and community-based psychiatry will be included. A quality assessment of the literature included will be performed. The extracted data will be analysed with a method of content analysis. An exploratory search was conducted in September 2021 and will be updated in September 2022 once the evidence selection process is planned to begin. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: No ethics approval is required for this review. The results of this scoping review will be submitted to a scientific journal for publication, presented in conferences and shared with clinicians working in psychiatric and mental healthcare.
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Factors Associated with Perceived Coercion in Adults Receiving Psychiatric Care: A Scoping Review
Lessard-Deschênes, C., Pariseau-Legault, P., Billé, V., Sergerie-Richard, S., Hudson, E., Silva, B., Drouin, J.-S., Désilets, M., & Goulet, M.-H. (2025) · Healthcare · doi:10.3390/healthcare13151868 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Lessard-Deschênes, C., Goulet, M.-H., & Pariseau-Legault, P.
- Affiliations
- Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (CA)
- Venue
- BMJ Open
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2022-10
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- e065393
- ISSN
- 2044-6055 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9577918
- OpenAlex
- W4306411169
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 0.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- BMJ Open (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur (N/A)
- Réseau de recherche portant sur les interventions en sciences infirmières du Québec (N/A)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Keywords
- perceived coercion, psychiatric nursing, mental health services, adults, psychiatric inpatient care, outpatient psychiatry, community psychiatry, risk factors, patient experience, organizational factors
- MeSH terms
- Scoping Reviews as Topic, Adult, Coercion, Delivery of Health Care, Health Services, Humans, Inpatients, Research Design
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