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Research Article: Role of security guards in healthcare settings: a protocol for a systematic review

Date Published: 2023-05-10

Abstract:
Introduction There is a paucity of literature on the comprehensive roles of security guards in healthcare, regardless of day-to-day observations of security guards playing an extensive role in this field. Thus, this review will systematically explore the roles of security guards in healthcare contexts to create a centred body of evidence. Methods and analysis The study will systematically review existing quantitative and qualitative peer-reviewed literature on security guards in institutional healthcare so as to understand their roles. We will conduct the systematic review on 10 electronic databases: BioMed Central, SocIndex, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, JSTOR, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed. Data extraction will be in the form of a word document. Mendeley software will be used to keep track of references, while the systematic review software, Rayyan, will be used for the screening, inclusion and exclusion of articles. If necessary, reviewer number 3 will conduct a third review should any disputes arise between the two initial reviewers. Quality assessment of the articles will be measured with the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool for articles in terms of the research aims, methodology used, sample, data analysis, presentation of findings, values of the research, as well as trustworthiness if it is a qualitative study or reflexiveness if it is a quantitative study. Studies dating back 32 years will be incorporated for a comprehensive review. Ethics and dissemination This systematic review will use publicly available peer-reviewed data from electronic databases and will, therefore, not require an ethical review, but rather, an ethics waiver. The systematic review protocol will be submitted for ethics waiver clearance from the Stellenbosch University Health Research Ethics Committee. The findings from this review will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conferences. PROSPERO registration number CRD42022353653.

Introduction:
Background Many healthcare facilities employ security guards as part of their security strategy. 1 Adeniyi and Puzi 2 attribute this to violent and aggressive behaviours that are not uncommon in many healthcare institutions, including hospitals and psychiatric and emergency units. 3–6 Such behaviours are among the key reasons for the employment of security guards. 7 Other reasons include the protection of valuable property held in healthcare facilities, public visitation control and perimeter patrols to protect…

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