Positive Mental Health and Mental Health Literacy of Informal Caregivers: A Scoping Review

Carmen Andrade (), Márcio Tavares, Hélia Soares, Fábio Coelho and Catarina Tomás
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Carmen Andrade: Department of Nursing, Family and Community Health, School of Health, University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Márcio Tavares: Department of Nursing, Family and Community Health, School of Health, University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Hélia Soares: Department of Nursing, Mental Health and Gerontology, University of the Azores, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Fábio Coelho: Department of Nursing, Mental Health and Gerontology, University of the Azores, 9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Catarina Tomás: Group Inovation and Development in Nursing (NursID), Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde (CINTESIS), 4200-450 Porto, Portugal

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-12

Abstract: Positive mental health and mental health literacy are two main concepts to ensure an individual and social state of mental health and well-being. A scoping review of the scientific literature published in the field of health sciences was conducted to identify the relationship between mental health literacy and the positive mental health of family caregivers. A research expression was used to search for articles in health databases, respecting the main topics of the Participants/Concept/Context (PCC) framework. A total of eight articles were included from the 2830 initially identified using the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) process. It was noticeable that none of the studies related positive mental health and mental health literacy of caregivers. Nevertheless, it was possible to identify predictors of mental health and self-efficacy, such as burden and a lack of information about and support in the process of care. Caregivers’ quality of life, self-esteem and confidence are also important positive mental health predictors that are closely related to health literacy. The knowledge of these factors can contribute to the reduction in negative determinants of mental health of caregivers and the resolution of strategies to meet caregivers’ needs.

Keywords: positive mental health; mental health literacy; caregivers; review literature (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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