BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 7;15(10):e100040. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100040.
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Audiovisual arts interventions show promise for youth mental health promotion, but evidence remains limited. This scoping review aims to systematically map evidence on audiovisual arts interventions for mental health promotion among youth aged 15-24 years.
METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The review will be conducted according to the Joanna Briggs Institute guide on evidence synthesis, and the results will be reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews. A comprehensive search will be conducted in seven electronic databases: Web of Science Core Collection (including MEDLINE and ProQuest), PubMed, Embase, Scopus, APA PsycInfo, Communication & Mass Media Complete and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. Grey literature sources, including WHO Institutional Repository for Information Sharing, will also be searched. The search will include publications from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2025, with no language restrictions. Two reviewers will independently screen titles, abstracts and full texts, and chart data from included studies. The data will be synthesised using a narrative approach.
ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: No ethical approval required as only published data will be analysed. Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, conferences and stakeholder engagement.
PROTOCOL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Open Science Framework registration DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/DEGPJ.
PMID:41062144 | DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100040
