TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of positive psychology interventions in Arab countries
T2 - A protocol for a systematic review
AU - Basurrah, Asma
AU - Lambert, Louise
AU - Setti, Annalisa
AU - Murphy, Mike
AU - Warren, Meg
AU - Shrestha, Topaz
AU - Di Blasi, Zelda
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Acknowledgements This systematic review is part of a PhD thesis. The first author, AB, is supported by the graduate scholarship programme of King Abdulaziz University, Ministry of Higher Education, Saudi Arabia. The authors thank the editor and reviewers of the manuscript for their constructive feedback and the support of Donna O'Doibhlin who is a librarian and was instrumental in providing advice on structuring the keyword search. Contributors AB and ZdB conceptualised, designed and registered the protocol and developed the search strategy with the assistance of an information specialist and contributions from coauthors (MM, AS, MW and LL). AB will screen potential studies, extract data, assess the risk of bias and complete data synthesis, along with a second reviewer (TS). Statistical analysis will be conducted by MM. All coauthors (AB, ZdB, MM, AS, MW, LL and TS) critically revised the protocol, provided feedback and approved the final manuscript.
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PY - 2021/7/29
Y1 - 2021/7/29
N2 - Introduction Despite the growing volume of published studies on the effects of positive psychology interventions (PPIs), little is known about their effectiveness outside of Western countries, particularly in Arab countries. As the effectiveness of PPIs in this region remains unclear, a systematic review focusing on this area of research can offer a valuable contribution. Here, we present a protocol for the first systematic review that aims to examine the effects of PPIs on increasing well-being, quality of life and resilience and decreasing depression, anxiety and stress for both health and clinical, child and adult populations in Arab countries. Methods and analysis This protocol is carried out in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols guidelines. A systematic literature search for studies up to 30 April 2021 will be conducted in the following electronic databases: PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Dar Al Mandumah and Al Manhal. Experimental/quasi-experimental quantitative studies evaluating the effects of PPIs on healthy and clinical participants of all ages in the 22 Arab countries will be included. Outcomes will include psychological effects of PPIs on dimensions related to well-being (eg, happiness), quality of life, resilience, depression, anxiety and stress. The risk of bias will be evaluated using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. A narrative synthesis with tables of study characteristics will be provided. A meta-analysis will be included if outcomes allow; in this instance, subgroups analysis will be conducted, depending on the data gathered, to examine differences in effect sizes based on age group, population type, duration of intervention and type of intervention. Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was not required for the performance of this systematic review. We intend to publish the study in a peer-reviewed journal and share the findings at relevant conferences. PROSPERO registration number CRD42020198092.
AB - Introduction Despite the growing volume of published studies on the effects of positive psychology interventions (PPIs), little is known about their effectiveness outside of Western countries, particularly in Arab countries. As the effectiveness of PPIs in this region remains unclear, a systematic review focusing on this area of research can offer a valuable contribution. Here, we present a protocol for the first systematic review that aims to examine the effects of PPIs on increasing well-being, quality of life and resilience and decreasing depression, anxiety and stress for both health and clinical, child and adult populations in Arab countries. Methods and analysis This protocol is carried out in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols guidelines. A systematic literature search for studies up to 30 April 2021 will be conducted in the following electronic databases: PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Dar Al Mandumah and Al Manhal. Experimental/quasi-experimental quantitative studies evaluating the effects of PPIs on healthy and clinical participants of all ages in the 22 Arab countries will be included. Outcomes will include psychological effects of PPIs on dimensions related to well-being (eg, happiness), quality of life, resilience, depression, anxiety and stress. The risk of bias will be evaluated using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. A narrative synthesis with tables of study characteristics will be provided. A meta-analysis will be included if outcomes allow; in this instance, subgroups analysis will be conducted, depending on the data gathered, to examine differences in effect sizes based on age group, population type, duration of intervention and type of intervention. Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was not required for the performance of this systematic review. We intend to publish the study in a peer-reviewed journal and share the findings at relevant conferences. PROSPERO registration number CRD42020198092.
KW - mental health
KW - psychiatry
KW - public health
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U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052477
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052477
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34326058
AN - SCOPUS:85112656903
SN - 2044-6055
VL - 11
JO - BMJ Open
JF - BMJ Open
IS - 7
M1 - e052477
ER -