Background
Methods
Study design
Protocol registration and reporting information
Eligibility criteria
Type of studies
Participants
Intervention
Inclusion criteria | |
• Minimum 50% of study participants are identified as Indigenous • Minimum 50% of study participants are aged 10–24 years • Studies based in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA • Interventions targeting the mental health of young people (including health promotion/psycho-education, prevention/early intervention, crisis intervention/suicide prevention, treatment, recovery and mutual/peer support) • Young people are involved in dMH design, development and/or evaluation • Interventions delivered using Information Communication Technology (smartphone, iPad, websites, computers and other digital devices) • Primary focus of the study is mental health problems and/or well-being outcomes, including suicidality, substance use, and smoking. | |
Exclusion criteria | |
• Not related to mental health/well-being (i.e. physical health as outcome) • Study population outside of above culture, age and geographic parameters • Young people are not involved in design or evaluation or are not the intended target audience of the dMH intervention • Non-English language studies (due to limitations in time/resources) • Studies focused on telepsychiatry via videoconferencing or telephone; without a significant engagement with apps, websites, email or other computerised systems • Electronic health or medical records, decision support tools for clinicians, analytic services, services that primarily provide support and education to health professionals, clinical practice management software, and clinical workflow and communication software |
Outcomes
Information sources and search strategy
Screening and selection procedure
Data extraction
Variable | Description or example |
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Study details | Authors, date, title, journal, volume, issue, pages, country of origin,aim/objective of study |
Description of the digital mental health resource | Purpose, technology type, target population, service type, therapeuticbasis, mode of delivery |
Variables relating to processes undertaken | |
Stage of development or evaluation | e.g. Predesign, early design, post first prototype, feasibility,efficacy or effectiveness trial, implementation |
Methodology used | e.g. Participatory design, phenomenology, co-design, pilot study,randomised controlled trail |
Participant demographics | e.g. Age, gender, ethnicity, languages spoken, diagnosis, role (i.e.student, patient, carer, health professional type) |
Advisory boards | e.g. Leadership team, research group, consumer group |
Data collection | Number and duration of design or evaluation sessions, sample size,sites of data collection (e.g. school, community service), methodsused (e.g. focus groups, workshops, interviews), support personnelincluded in design or evaluation processes (e.g. interpreters,support staff) |
Variables relating to research best practice | |
Accessible, clear and co-constructed benefits to the community or individual | |
Justification for project and source | e.g. Literature, community consultation, previous formative studyor pilot |
Dissemination practices | To whom, when, platforms used |
Meaningful relationships, consultation and participation of Indigenous people within all stages of research processes | |
Training or support provided to Indigenous research participants | e.g. Provision of tablet devices to test products, training in suicideprevention to aid design processes |
Indigenous involvement in stages of research | e.g. Study design, funding, implementation, analysis, dissemination |
Participant feedback on design or evaluation processes | e.g. Exit interview data, or rating scales of acceptability |
Author reflections on design or evaluation processes | Reported results, strengths, limitations and recommendations |
Research team experience in health research | Qualifications, time, reported relationships, credibility |
Respect and recognition of Indigenous knowledges and practices | |
Adaptions in processes in consideration of the physical,social, economic and cultural environment of participants | e.g. Community consent processes, interpreter involvement, followinglocal cultural protocols |
Reporting and analysis which considers the physical, social,economic and cultural environment of the participants | e.g. Consideration of social determinants of health, strength-basedreporting |
Rationale of methods/methodologies used | e.g. Literature, previous research, alignment with Indigenous worldviews |
Consent processes reported | e.g. Individual, parent or collective consent, online or face to face,parties involved in consenting process (interpreter, support person) |
Indigenous self-determination and governance | |
Partnerships with Indigenous corporations or communities | e.g. Memorandum of Understandings, negotiation processes,agreements reached, approvals or agreements with location-specifichealth or governance boards |
Ethics board clearances | e.g. Indigenous health research ethics committees |