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ArticleBMJ open2025

What are the barriers and facilitators to the acceptance of information and communication technology-based interventions for improving resilience and mental health of healthcare workers: a scoping review protocol.

Elisabete Alves, Ricardo Rodrigues, César Fonseca, Manuel Lopes, Inês Faria, Nina Dalkner, Paul Barach, Frans Folkvord, Jim Ingebretsen Carlson, Eva Reininghaus and 6 more

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Elisabete AlvesNursing Department, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal elisabete.alves@uevora.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7738-0887
Ricardo RodriguesSOCIUS/CSG, ISEG (Lisbon School of Economics and Management), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
César FonsecaNursing Department, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Manuel LopesNursing Department, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-8041
Inês FariaSOCIUS/CSG, ISEG (Lisbon School of Economics and Management), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Nina DalknerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
Paul BarachJefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7906-698X
Frans FolkvordPredictBy Research and Consulting, Barcelona, Spain.
Jim Ingebretsen CarlsonPredictBy Research and Consulting, Barcelona, Spain.
Eva ReininghausDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
Michele WessaDepartment of Neuropsychology and Psychological Resilience Research, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany.
Yvonne PrinzellnerCentre for Digital Health and Social Innovation, University of Applied Sciences St.Pölten, St.Pölten, Austria.
Vanessa LeungCentre for Digital Health and Social Innovation, University of Applied Sciences St.Pölten, St.Pölten, Austria.
Eva TurkCentre for Digital Health and Social Innovation, University of Applied Sciences St.Pölten, St.Pölten, Austria.
Lara Guedes de PinhoNursing Department, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1174-0744
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHealthcare workers (HCWs) report overwhelming demands and experience crisis levels of burnout and unique challenges that further impair their mental health. Promotion of mental health among HCWs using information and communication technology (ICT) has received little empirical research attention and interventions for improving mental health resilience in HCWs are not well established.

designScoping review to map existing evidence and identify gaps for future research regarding the main barriers and facilitators of the acceptance of ICT-based interventions for improving resilience and mental health among HCWs working in all healthcare settings. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This protocol was developed in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. A comprehensive bibliographic search will be conducted between October 2024 and October 2025 in Pubmed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Scopus, Cochrane Library and CINAHL Ultimate (MedicLatina, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection), with the assistance of a qualified research librarian, to retrieve studies describing data on the main barriers and facilitators to the acceptance of ICT-based interventions for improving resilience and mental health among HCWs working in healthcare settings. There will be no restrictions based on date of publication or language. Inclusion and exclusion criteria will be defined for each element of the PICO(D) framework, and both quantitative and qualitative data will be extracted. Quality will be assessed using the mixed methods assessment tool. Two independent investigators will perform the eligibility assessment and data extraction, and any disagreements will be resolved by a third reviewer. The main results will be narratively synthesised and analysed. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Since secondary data will be analysed, no ethical approval is required. The results will be disseminated through publications subject to peer review. REGISTRATION: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/5R36Q.

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Health PersonnelInformation TechnologyMental HealthResilience, PsychologicalBurnout, ProfessionalHumansResearch DesignScoping Reviews as TopicBurnoutInformation technologyMENTAL HEALTHPsychological Stress

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PMID41248349
PMCPMC12658505

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