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Scoping review protocol exploring the relationship between food insecurity, mental health and diet intake among adolescents across the globe.
Nkwanyana, Akhona; Florence, Maria; Swart, Elizabeth Catherina.
  • Nkwanyana A; Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa akhona.nkwanyana@gmail.com.
  • Florence M; Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Swart EC; School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa.
BMJ Open ; 13(4): e069436, 2023 04 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2300984
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

Studies, exploring the effect of food insecurity on physical and mental health, have shown that food insecurity is associated with lower self-reports of physical and mental health. With the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity has increased leading to higher risks of poor mental health. Despite evidence of the negative implications of food insecurity on mental health, there is a paucity of research on these variables for adolescents specifically. The current evidence shows there is a gap in adolescent centred research linking mental health and food insecurity globally. Adolescence is a crucial period of development where habits, nutritional inadequacies linked to food insecurity and mental health problems formed due to these inadequacies can be conveyed into adulthood. The aim of this study is to systematically scope the literature exploring the relationship between mental health, food (in)security and/or diet intake of adolescents.

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This review will be guided by Arksey and O'Malley's extended framework. The search strategy was developed by two of the authors and will be used to search literature from January 2012 to December 2022 in PubMed, Academic search complete, PsychARTICLES, Google, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Web of science core collection. Searching published and unpublished literature will be done in the chosen databases. References used in included literature will be reviewed for additional studies/sources. Articles will be assessed for eligibility by two reviewers, and any discrepancies reviewed by a third reviewer. The inclusion and exclusion criteria will be used for screening. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flow diagram will be used to document the selection process. A narrative summary and descriptive analysis will be used to summarise and report the extracted data. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Approval for this study has been granted by the University of the Western Cape Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BM21/8/3). Strict measures will be followed to ensure methodological rigour.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mental Health / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Reviews / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Limits: Adolescent / Humans Language: English Journal: BMJ Open Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Bmjopen-2022-069436

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mental Health / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Reviews / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Limits: Adolescent / Humans Language: English Journal: BMJ Open Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Bmjopen-2022-069436