Table 1 Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for Peer-Reviewed Literature
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
● Paramedic/Emergency Medical Service EMS)-based populations including the following roles and terms: paramedic, ambulance personnel, community paramedic, intensive care paramedic, emergency medical technician, emergency medical personnel, emergency dispatch personnel, emergency call-takers, ambulance volunteers, out-of-hospital or pre-hospital paramedic | ● Not specific to paramedic/EMS-based populations; focused on other ESFR populations (fire, police, state emergency services) |
● Studies focus on undergraduates studying to become Ambulance personnel | |
● Emergency service first responder (ESFR) studies in which data for paramedic populations is clearly articulated and distinguish from other ESFR populations | |
● Not available in the English language | |
● Interventions related to mental health, psychological wellbeing, work related stress, physical health | ● Published prior to 2000 |
● Outcomes related to mental health, psychological wellbeing, work related stress, physical health | ● Non-peer-reviewed literature |
● Published in the English language | ● Editorials, opinion pieces |
● Systematic reviews (provided they reported at least one qualitative study) | ● Quantitative data only reported |
● Published January 1st 2000–2018 | ● Based on a single incident (e.g. disaster, terrorism) or focused on a specific case type/patient cohort (e.g. children, end-of-life care, CPR performance, Ebola, forensic) |
● Peer-reviewed literature | |
● Reported an empirical study | |
● Other identified reviews (e.g., narrative, scoping, rapid) | |
● Used qualitative data collection methods (for all, or some, components of the research) |