Digital well-being in children and youth: Protocol for a comprehensive systematic review of reviews on interventions of problematic digital technology use

• DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.149317.1
• Publication Date: 2024-07-11T14:48:40Z
• Authors: Jing Shi; Jerome Jie Ming Tan; Hwee En Ong; Dahlia Aljuboori; Saud Alomairah; Michelle Colder C...; Johannes Thrul
• Keywords: PsycINFO; Grey Literature; eHealth

<ns3:p>Background Digital technologies proliferate in many people’s lives around the world with over 65% of these technology users being online. Children and youth are among most prominent adopters digital forms such as video gaming, social media, online shopping. Problematic use can lead to poorer school/work performance, neglect self-care skills, comorbidities other mental health issues. However, when used non-problematically, also contribute improving well-being. With abundance literature published, reviews have sought collate on treatment interventions for children varying results. Thus, our proposed systematic review aims synthesize current meta-analyses problematic (up 25 years old). Methods As part a three-paper series, search was completed PsycINFO, Web Science, PubMed databases. Grey databases World Health Organization (IRIS database) ClinicalTrials.gov were searched. Furthermore, hand-searching reference lists conducted. Title abstract screening, followed by full-text at least two independent reviewers. For this review, extractions quality selected will be assessed using AMSTAR 2.0 authors independently reviewed additional authors. Results presented narrative tabular form. The results study expected offer insights into populations studied, treatments/interventions provided, outcomes, results, limitations, conclusions from past five years. Feasibility generalizability discussed. Conclusions Methodological strengths weaknesses studies point gaps knowledge inform future areas policy research.</ns3:p>