The quality of family relationships for siblings of children with mental health problems: a 20-year systematic review

Abstract Objectives The importance of economic evaluations of mental healthcare interventions is increasingly recognized. Despite the multitude of available quality of life instruments, concerns have been raised regarding the content validity of these instruments, and hence suitability for use in mental health. The aim of this paper, therefore, was to assess the content validity and the suitability of existing quality of life instruments for use in economic evaluations in mental health problems. Methods In order to identify available quality of life instruments used in people with mental health problems, a systematic review was performed using the Embase, Medline and PsycINFO databases (time period January 2012 to January 2018). Two reviewers independently assessed study eligibility and executed data extraction. The evaluation framework of Connell and colleagues was used to assess whether the identified quality of life instruments cover the dimensions valued highly by people with mental health problems. Two reviewers independently mapped the content of each identified instrument onto the evaluation framework and indicated the extent to which the instrument covered each of the dimensions of the evaluation framework. Results Searches of databases yielded a total of 5727 references. Following duplicate removal and double-independent screening, 949 studies were included in the qualitative synthesis. A total of 44 unique quality of life instruments were identified, of which 12 were adapted versions of original instruments. The best coverage of the dimensions of the evaluation framework of Connell and colleagues was by the WHOQOL-100, S-QoL, SQLS, EDQoL, QLI and the IMHQOL, but none fully covered all dimensions of the evaluation framework. Conclusions The results of this study highlight the multitude of available quality of life instruments used in people with mental health problems and indicate that none of the available quality of life instruments fully cover the dimensions previously found to be important in people with mental health problems. Future research should explore the possibilities of refining or expanding existing instruments as well as the development and testing of new quality of life instruments to ensure that all relevant quality of life dimensions for people with mental health problems are covered in evaluations.

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The Effectiveness of Individual Mental Health Interventions for Depressive, Anxiety and Conduct Disorder Symptoms in School Environment for Adolescents Aged 12–18—A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2021.779933 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Johanna Karukivi ◽

Outi Herrala ◽

Elina Säteri ◽

Anna Tornivuori ◽

Sanna Salanterä ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

School Environment ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Health Problems ◽

Health Interventions ◽

Control Group ◽

Qualitative Synthesis ◽

Mental Health Interventions

Background: Mental health problems are a major health issue for children and adolescents around the world. The school environment allows adolescents to be reached comprehensively and on a low threshold, making it a potential environment for mental health interventions. The aim of this review was to describe interventions delivered by health-care workers in school environment for individual adolescents aged 12–18 with mental health problems and to assess the effectiveness of these interventions.Methods: This systematic review was conducted in adherence with the PRISMA guidelines. Altogether 349 studies were screened and 24 of them were included in full text assessment. Eight studies were included in the qualitative synthesis. Only in three studies the intervention was compared to another intervention or the study setting included a control group. Five of the interventions were based on cognitive-behavioral therapy and three on other approaches. In seven studies, one of the main response variables was based on assessment of depressive symptoms and/or a depressive disorder. The quality of the studies was limited with notable risk for bias for some studies.Results: Based on reported symptom reductions, for most of the interventions, the results were good. Symptom reductions were also typically achieved in a rather low number of sessions (12 or less) supporting the feasibility of these type of interventions in school environment. However, the lack of use of control groups and actual comparisons between the interventions, limit the possibility to draw firm conclusions regarding their effectiveness and thus, the results should be interpreted with caution. Confirming the effectiveness of the studied interventions requires more robust evidence and thus, improving the quality of studies in the school environment is encouraged.

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Content and quality of workplace guidelines developed to prevent mental health problems: results from a systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health ◽

10.5271/sjweh.3731 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 44 (5) ◽

pp. 443-457 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Mette Andersen Nexø ◽

Josefine Vejlby Kristensen ◽

Majbritt Thorhauge Grønvad ◽

Jesper Kristiansen ◽

Otto Melchior Poulsen

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Health Problems

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3244037 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pim Cuijpers ◽

Sozanne C. van Veen ◽

Marit Sijbrandij ◽

Whitney Yoder ◽

Ioana A. Cristea

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Eye Movement ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Health Problems

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Psychotherapeutic components of commercially available virtual reality games (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.21928 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Almira Osmanovic Thunström ◽

Iris Sarajlic Vuković ◽

Lilas Ali ◽

Tomas Larson ◽

Steinn Steingrimsson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Virtual Reality ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Treatment Strategies ◽

Treatment Method ◽

Health Problems ◽

E Learning ◽

The Mean ◽

Unique Games

BACKGROUND Immersive virtual reality (VR) games are increasingly becoming part of everyday life. Several studies support immersive VR technology as a treatment method for mental health problems. There is however minimal research into the feasibility, prevalence, and quality of commercially available VR games on commercial platforms as tools for treatment or add on to treatment of mental health problems. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence, feasibility and quality of commercially available games related to psychotherapy on a commercially available platform. METHODS We performed a search for keywords related to diagnosis and treatment strategies of mental health problems. The search was performed during March 27th on STEAM (VR content and gaming platform). A usability scale was used as a tool to look at the interaction and usability of the games, the VR-UI-UX-8. The tool contains 8 statements about usability scored 0-10, 0 indicating “Not at all” and 10 indicating “very much so”. The score ranges from 0-80 with a higher score indicating worse usability. RESULTS In total, 516 hits were found, 371 unique games. After the games were reviewed, 83 games passed the inclusion criteria, were purchased and played. Majority of the games which were excluded were either not connected to mental health, contained violence, adult content or were in other ways irrelevant or inappropriate. The mean score for the games on the VR-UI-UX-8 was 16.5 (standard deviation 15.8) with a range from 0-68. Most relevant and feasible games were found in the search words meditation, mindfulness, and LSD. CONCLUSIONS Commercial platforms hold great potential for VR games with psychotherapeutic components. The platforms are only at the beginning of the development towards serious games, e-learning and psychotherapeutic treatments. Currently the quality and usability for clinical and at home applicability are scarce, but hold great potential.

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