A Systematic Review Protocol for the Effectiveness of Psycho-Educational Intervention Programmes in Addressing the Psychological Risk Factors Associated with Non-Communicable Diseases among Adolescents

Nokwanda P. Bokolo (), Rudolph Leon Van Niekerk, Verona Mathews and Lloyd Leach
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Nokwanda P. Bokolo: School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa
Rudolph Leon Van Niekerk: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X9083, 50 Church Street, East London 5201, South Africa
Verona Mathews: School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa
Lloyd Leach: Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 15, 1-12

Abstract: The psychological health concerns and risk factors associated with non-communicable disease among adolescents have been prioritized on the agenda of international health institutions globally. The aims of this systematic review are to determine the various types of psycho-educational intervention programmes developed to address the psychological risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases among adolescents, and to assess the effectiveness of the psycho-educational intervention programmes. The systematic review will include case–control and randomized controlled studies. The review will be conducted using the following electronic databases, PubMed, CINAHL, Science Direct, Cochrane Library, SCOPUS, and ERIC, as well as the grey literature for the thesis repository from 2012 to 2022. The key search terms will include intervention programme, adolescents (aged 10–19 years), psychological risk factors and non-communicable diseases. The studies identified by the search strategy will be downloaded into Mendeley and exported to Covidence software for screening, quality assessment and data extraction. The quality assessment tool that will be utilized is the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklists to ensure relevance and quality of the articles. This systematic review will use two types of data analysis: narrative synthesis of qualitative studies and meta-analysis of quantitative studies. The findings from this systematic review will provide evidence-based tools for the management of psychological risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases, as well as present key insights for future intervention programmes on the management of psychological risk factors associated with NCDs among adolescents.

Keywords: adolescents; intervention; psycho-educational programmes; non-communicable diseases; risk factors; psychological health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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