Urban Neighbourhood Elements That Influence Psychoactive Substance Use Among Populations with Adverse Childhood Experiences: a Scoping Review Protocol

Overview

Journal BMJ Open

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2023 May 17

PMID 37197818

Authors

Mona Baishya

Yaara Zisman-Ilani

Ariel Hoadley

Diana Litsas

Stephanie Roth

Bradley N Collins

Affiliations

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Abstract

Introduction: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful or traumatic events experienced before the age of 18 years old. ACEs have been associated with an increased risk for substance use in adulthood. While an abundance of research has examined psychosocial factors that explain the link between ACEs and psychoactive substance use, little is known about the additional influence of the urban neighbourhood environment, including community-level factors, that influence the risk of substance use among populations with a history of ACEs.

Methods And Analysis: The following databases will be systematically searched: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Clinicaltrials.gov and TRIP medical databases. After the title and abstract screening and full-text screening, we will also conduct a manual search of the reference sections of included articles and include relevant citations. Eligibility criteria include peer-reviewed articles that focus on populations with at least one ACE, factors from the urban neighbourhood community, such as elements from the built environment, presence of community service programmes, quality and vacancy of housing, neighbourhood level social cohesion, and neighbourhood level collective efficacy or crime. Included articles should also include terms such as 'substance abuse', 'prescription misuse' and 'dependence'. Only studies written or translated into the English language will be included.

Ethics And Dissemination: This systematic and scoping review will focus on peer-reviewed publications and does not require ethics approval. Findings will be available for clinicians, researchers and community members via publications and social media. This protocol describes the rationale and methods for the first scoping review to inform future research and community-level intervention development that targets substance use among populations who have experienced ACEs.

Prospero Registration Number: CRD42023405151.

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