The Effectiveness of Digital Communication Media to Improve Adolescent Resilience Skills for Preventing Mental Health Problems: A Scoping Review Protocol

Abstract

Background The global databases reveal a high prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents, with 13.50% for ages 10–14 and 14.65% for ages 15–19. Successful coping depends on the risks and protective factors, and their interplay influencing resilience. Higher resilience correlates with lower mental health problems. Digital mental health holds promise for addressing mental health problems. Purpose This protocol serves as a framework for planning a scoping review to map the types and effectiveness of digital communication media in intervention to increase youth resilience. Methods Six steps to conduct a scoping review based on Arksey and O'Malley 2015 guidelines are applied: 1) defining the research questions by the PICO framework. The population is adolescent youth, young people, and teenagers. Intervention is digital health. The comparator is not using media or no digital media or non-digital. And outcome is resilience (coping mechanism, coping with stress) and well-being or positive mental health. 2) identifying relevant studies. We will identify all scoping reviews that are relevant and completed before 2023. 3) study selection. We will select articles for titles, abstracts, and full text by three independent reviewers based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. 4) charting the data by Excel conducts essential information such as Study characteristics, description of digital health, variables relating to process, and research. 5) collating, summarising, and reporting the results. Synthesis focuses on (1) the typology of media used to intervene in adolescent resilience skills; and (2) the impact of media on adolescent resilience skills. Analysis by quantitative and qualitative, and 6) consultation with the research team or psychiatrist will be performed when additional data or information is needed. Discussion The results of the study will provide a comprehensive overview of commonly used digital media types and their effectiveness on youth resilience. Thus, the results of this scoping review protocol can serve as foundational evidence in determining further research or interventions. Register Scoping Review : The Scoping Review protocol was registered on Open Science Framework (OSF.IO/3CNRT)