. 2024 Jun 21;24(1):758.

doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11140-7.

Well-being approaches targeted to improve child and youth health post-COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

Stephana Julia Moss^#^{1

2}, Cynthia Sriskandarajah^#¹, Rebecca Brundin-Mather^{2

3}, Michal S Cherak^{1

3}, Sara J Mizen^{1

3}, Maia Stelfox¹, Donna Halperin⁴, Scott Halperin³, Sofia B Ahmed⁵, Diane L Lorenzetti⁶, Stacie Smith⁷, Micaela Harley⁸, Perri R Tutelman⁹, Kathryn A Birnie^{6

10}, Melanie C Anglin², Henry T Stelfox^{2

11}, Kirsten M Fiest^{2

6

11}, Nicole Racine¹², Jeanna Parsons Leigh¹³

Affiliations

¹ School of Health Administration, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
² Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
⁴ Rankin School of Nursing, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
⁶ Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
⁷ Young Canadians Roundtable on Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁸ Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁹ Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
¹⁰ Departments of Anesthesiology and Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
¹¹ O'Brien Institute of Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
¹² Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹³ School of Health Administration, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. J.ParsonsLeigh@dal.ca.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 38907284
PMCID: PMC11193255
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11140-7

Well-being approaches targeted to improve child and youth health post-COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

Stephana Julia Moss et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024.

. 2024 Jun 21;24(1):758.

doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11140-7.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ School of Health Administration, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
² Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
⁴ Rankin School of Nursing, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
⁶ Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
⁷ Young Canadians Roundtable on Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁸ Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁹ Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
¹⁰ Departments of Anesthesiology and Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
¹¹ O'Brien Institute of Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
¹² Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
¹³ School of Health Administration, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. J.ParsonsLeigh@dal.ca.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 38907284
PMCID: PMC11193255
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11140-7

Abstract

Background: Our previous work synthesized published studies on well-being interventions during COVID-19. As we move into a post-COVID-19 pandemic period there is a need to comprehensively review published strategies, approaches, and interventions to improve child and youth well-being beyond deleterious impacts experienced during COVID-19.

Methods: Seven databases were searched from inception to January 2023. Studies were included if they: (1) presented original data on an approach (i.e., approach applied) or (2) provided recommendations to inform development of a future approach (i.e., approach suggested), (3) targeted to mitigate negative impacts of COVID-19 on child and youth (≤18 year) well-being, and (4) published on or after December 2019.

Results: 39 studies (n = 4/39, 10.3% randomized controlled trials) from 2021 to 2023 were included. Twenty-two studies applied an approach (n = 22/39, 56.4%) whereas seventeen studies (n = 17/39, 43.6%) suggested an approach; youth aged 13-18 year (n = 27/39, 69.2%) were most frequently studied. Approach applied records most frequently adopted an experimental design (n = 11/22, 50.0%), whereas approach suggested records most frequently adopted a cross-sectional design (n = 13/22, 59.1%). The most frequently reported outcomes related to good health and optimum nutrition (n = 28/39, 71.8%), followed by connectedness (n = 22/39, 56.4%), learning, competence, education, skills, and employability (n = 18/39, 46.1%), and agency and resilience (n = 16/39, 41.0%).

Conclusions: The rapid onset and unpredictability of COVID-19 precluded meaningful engagement of children and youth in strategy development despite widespread recognition that early engagement can enhance usefulness and acceptability of interventions. Published or recommended strategies were most frequently targeted to improve connectedness, belonging, and socialization among children and youth.

Keywords: COVID-19; Children; Scoping review; Well-being; Youth.

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