PUBH6012: Capstone B: Applied Research Project in Public Health
Assessment 2: Research Design and Methodology
Group Members
Amandeep Kaur (A XXXXXXXXXX)
Faith Jerono Kosgei (A XXXXXXXXXX)
Madhuvanthi Kuppusamy (A XXXXXXXXXX)
Methodology in mapping mental health intervention during covid 19
Research Design and Methods
The systematic review should follow all the criteria of “Prefe
ed Reporting Items for Systematic Review (PRISMA)” reporting guidelines. The review will be ca
ied out within three months’ time frame from September 2022 to December 2022. The search will be performed in English language and should include the literature published between 1st January 2020 to 31st July 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
This systematic review should include literature published in the English language conducted in developed and developing countries. Studies mapping mental health interventions related to the impact of COVID-19 and other mental interventions should be excluded.
Participants
People who have been psychologically impacted by COVID-19 are the participants in this systematic review, which will aim to identify potential interventions that will be useful in treating the rise in mental health symptoms among the general population and particular group targets, especially in developed and developing countries.
Data Sources and Search Strategy
Data Sources
Data is collected from different sources, including journal articles, medical records, patient surveys, and administrative documents on mental health strategies during the COVID 19 pandemic. Studies/journal articles published in Science Direct, Embase, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science (ISI), and Google Scholar databases will be considered. When selecting data sources, it is important to consider peer-reviewed sources for the authenticity and accuracy of the information presented (Wongkoblap, Vadillo & Curcin, 2017).
Search Strategies
Studies from the Science Direct, Embase, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science (ISI) and Google Scholar databases will be searched. To identify the articles, the search terms of Coronavirus, COVID-19, 2019-ncov, SARS-cov-2, Mental health interventions, Mental health problems, Distress, Anxiety, Depression, and all the possible combinations of these keywords should be used.
The criteria for considering a study for the systematic review will include:
1. Studies examining mental health interventions among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Observational studies.
3. Studies that their full text will be available.
The criteria for excluding a study will include:
1. Unrelated research works
2. Studies without sufficient data
3. Pieces of research with unclear methods
4. Interventional studies
5. Case reports
6. Articles where full text is unavailable
7. Language other than English
List of Search Terms
The list of the main concepts and alternative terms from research which are used to search are enlisted in Table:1.
Table 1: List of Search Terms
Concept 1
AND
Concept 3
AND
Concept 4
Mental health interventions
OR
Mental health strategies
OR
Mental health approaches
OR
Psychological interventions
COVID-19
OR
coronavirus
OR
Covid pandemic
Developed countries
OR
Developing countries
Outcome measures
An outcome measure is a tool used to assess a subject status after an intervention has been applied (Narayanaswami et al., 2022). In the cu
ent study, the outcome measure will be the result of mental health intervention strategies during the COVID 19 pandemic. The percentage of respondents who recovered fully from mental health issues, the number of patients recovering, the reduction in costs of management and the level or score of improvement of the mental health status of patients subjected to a given intervention strategy will be the outcome measures
PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for new systematic reviews which included searches of databases and registers only
Identification of studies via databases and registers
Records removed before screening:
Duplicate records removed (n = 41)
Records marked as ineligible by automation tools (n =226)
Records removed for other language (n =9)
Books (n =29)
Systematic Review n =8
Records identified from*:
Databases (n = 5)
Registers (n = 494)
Identification
Records screened
(n = 181)
Records excluded**
(n = 313)
Reports sought for retrieval
(n = 181)
Reports not retrieved
(n = 0)
Screening
Reports excluded:
Insufficient details (n = 5)
Not published (n =3)
Retracted publications (n =6)
Not discussing mental health interventions n= 104
Not discussing covid pandemic (n =90)
Reports assessed for eligibility
(n = 181)
Studies included in review
(n = 28)
Reports of included studies
(n =0)
Included
*Consider, if feasible to do so, reporting the number of records identified from each database or register searched (rather than the total number across all databases
egisters).
**If automation tools were used, indicate how many records were excluded by a human and how many were excluded by automation tools.
From: Page MJ, McKenzie JE, Bossuyt PM, Boutron I, Hoffmann TC, Mulrow CD, et al. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ 2021;372:n71. doi: XXXXXXXXXX
mj.n71
For more information, visit: http:
www.prisma-statement.org
References
Narayanaswami, P., Sanders, D. B., Bibeau, K., Krueger, A., Venitz, J., & Guptill, J. T XXXXXXXXXXIdentifying a patient‐centered outcome measure for a comparative effectiveness treatment trial in myasthenia gravis. Muscle & Nerve, 65(1), XXXXXXXXXXhttps:
doi.org/10.1002/mus.27443
Wongkoblap, A., Vadillo, M. A., & Curcin, V XXXXXXXXXXResearching mental health disorders in the era of social media: Systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(6), e228. https:
doi.org/10.2196/jmir.7215