School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, 7535, South Africa.
Syst Rev. 2022 May 2;11(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s13643-022-01961-0.
Adolescents have been overlooked in global public health initiatives as this period is generally considered to be the healthiest in an individual's life course. However, the growth of the global adolescent population and their changing health profiles have called attention to the diverse health needs of adolescents. The increased attention toward adolescent health has accentuated existing gaps as global health reports have emphasised that there is a continued need for valid and reliable health data. In this context, evidence has shown that mental health issues constitute one of the greatest burdens of disease for adolescents. This integrative review aims to unpack the meaning of mental wellness among adolescents and its associated constructs by analysing and synthesising empirical and theoretical research on adolescent mental wellness. In doing this, we will develop a working definition of adolescent mental wellness that can be used to develop an instrument aimed at measuring adolescent mental wellness.
The integrative review is guided by the five steps described by Whittemore and Knafl. A comprehensive search strategy which will include carefully selected terms that correspond to the domains of interest (positive mental health/mental wellness) will be used to search for relevant literature on electronic databases, grey literature and government or non-governmental organisations (NGO) websites. Studies will be included if they describe and/or define general mental wellness in adolescent populations aged 10-19. The screening and reporting of the review will be conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Data from the integrative review will be analysed using narrative framework synthesis for qualitative and quantitative studies.
This integrative review aims to search for and synthesise current research regarding adolescent mental wellness to identify how wellness is being described and conceptualised. We aim to identify gaps and to contribute to a more comprehensive definition of mental wellness which can aid in the development of an age- and culturally appropriate measure of adolescent mental wellness.
青少年在全球公共卫生倡议中被忽视了，因为这一时期通常被认为是个体生命历程中最健康的时期。然而，全球青少年人口的增长及其健康状况的变化引起了人们对青少年多样化健康需求的关注。对青少年健康的关注度的提高凸显了现有的差距，因为全球卫生报告强调，仍然需要有效的、可靠的健康数据。在这种情况下，有证据表明，心理健康问题是青少年最大的疾病负担之一。本综合评价旨在通过分析和综合青少年心理健康的实证和理论研究，剖析和综合青少年心理健康的含义及其相关结构。在这样做的过程中，我们将制定一个青少年心理健康的工作定义，用于开发旨在衡量青少年心理健康的工具。
综合评价遵循 Whittemore 和 Knafl 描述的五个步骤。将使用综合审查策略，包括精心选择的与感兴趣的领域（积极心理健康/心理健康）相对应的术语，在电子数据库、灰色文献和政府或非政府组织（非政府组织）网站上搜索相关文献。如果研究描述和/或定义了 10-19 岁青少年群体的一般心理健康，则将纳入研究。将按照系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目（PRISMA）指南进行审查的筛选和报告。综合审查的数据将使用定性和定量研究的叙述性框架综合进行分析。
本综合评价旨在搜索和综合当前关于青少年心理健康的研究，以确定如何描述和概念化健康。我们旨在确定差距，并为更全面的心理健康定义做出贡献，这有助于开发适合年龄和文化的青少年心理健康衡量标准。
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