Health and well-being needs of Indigenous adolescents: a protocol for a scoping review of qualitative studies

Introduction Improving the health of Indigenous adolescents is central to addressing the health inequities faced by Indigenous peoples. To achieve this, it is critical to understand what is needed from the perspectives of Indigenous adolescents themselves. There have been many qualitative studies th...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Sise, Andrew, Azzopardi, Peter, Brown, Alex, Tewhaiti-Smith, Jordan, Westhead, Seth, Kurji, Jaameeta, McDonough, Daniel, Reilly, Rachel, Bingham, Brittany, Brown, Ngiare, Cassidy-Matthews, Chenoa, Clark, Terryann C, Elliott, Salenna, Finlay, Summer May, Hansen, Ketil Lenert, Harwood, Matire, Knapp, Jonill Margrethe Fjellheim, Kvernmo, Siv, Lee, Crystal, Watts, Ricky-Lee, Nadeau, Melanie, Pearson, Odette, Reading, Jeff, Saewyc, Elizabeth, Seljenes, Amalie, Stoor, Jon Petter A, Aubrey, Paula, Crengle, Sue
Other Authors: National Health and Medical Research Council, Cure Kids, Sámi Parliament, Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd, Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Sámi National Centre for Mental Health and Substance Use
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMJ 2024
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079942
https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079942
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Summary:Introduction Improving the health of Indigenous adolescents is central to addressing the health inequities faced by Indigenous peoples. To achieve this, it is critical to understand what is needed from the perspectives of Indigenous adolescents themselves. There have been many qualitative studies that capture the perspectives of Indigenous young people, but synthesis of these has been limited to date. Methods and analysis This scoping review seeks to understand the specific health needs and priorities of Indigenous adolescents aged 10–24 years captured via qualitative studies conducted across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Greenland and Sami populations (Norway and Sweden). A team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers from these nations will systematically search PubMed (including the MEDLINE, PubMed Central and Bookshelf databases), CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, the Informit Indigenous and Health Collections, Google Scholar, Arctic Health, the Circumpolar Health Bibliographic Database, Native Health Database, iPortal and NZresearch.org, as well as specific websites and clearinghouses within each nation for qualitative studies. We will limit our search to articles published in any language during the preceding 5 years given that needs may have changed significantly over time. Two independent reviewers will identify relevant articles using a two-step process, with disagreements resolved by a third reviewer and the wider research group. Data will then be extracted from included articles using a standardised form, with descriptive synthesis focussing on key needs and priorities. This scoping review will be conducted and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was not required for this review. Findings will be disseminated via a peer-reviewed journal article and will inform a broader international collaboration for Indigenous adolescent health to develop ...