Preventive digital mental health interventions for children and young people: a review of the design and reporting of research.

ABSTRACT: Digital health interventions (DHIs) have frequently been highlighted as one way to respond to increasing levels of mental health problems in children and young people. Whilst many are developed to address existing mental health problems, there is also potential for DHIs to address prevention and early intervention. However, there are currently limitations in the design and reporting of the development, evaluation and implementation of preventive DHIs that can limit their adoption into real-world practice. This scoping review aimed to examine existing evidence-based DHI interventions and review how well the research literature described factors that researchers need to include in their study designs and reports to support real-world implementation. A search was conducted for relevant public

SUBMITTER: Bergin AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7562906 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature