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Table 3 Study characteristics and descriptive statistics by country income

From: Stakeholder engagement to inform evidence-based treatment implementation for children’s mental health: a scoping review

 

Low-to-middle-income countries (n = 18)

High-income countries (n = 85)

Overall (N=103)

Continent

 North America

1

5.6%

78

91.8%

79

76.7%

 Africa

10

55.6%

 

10

9.7%

 Asia

5

27.8%

2

2.4%

7

6.8%

 Europe

1

5.6%

3

3.5%

4

3.9%

 Australia

 

2

2.4%

2

1.9%

 South America

1

5.6%

 

1

1.0%

Setting

 Community mental health

1

5.6%

43

50.6%

44

42.7%

 Schools

6

33.3%

21

24.7%

27

26.2%

 Hospitals

6

7.1%

6

5.8%

 Juvenile justice

3

3.5%

3

2.9%

 Child welfare centers

1

5.6%

14

16.5%

15

14.6%

 Substance use

1

1.2%

1

1.0%

 Other

9

50.0%

6

7.1%

15

14.6%

 Not reported

2

11.1%

5

5.9%

7

6.8%

Stakeholders engaged

 Patients/clients

6

33.3%

16

18.8%

22

21.4%

 Providers

16

88.9%

69

81.2%

85

82.5%

 Private payers

1

1.2%

1

1.0%

 Policymakers

4

22.2%

14

16.5%

18

17.5%

 Community members

9

50.0%

19

22.4%

28

27.2%

 Caregivers

9

50.0%

32

37.6%

41

39.8%

 Researchers

4

22.2%

20

23.5%

24

23.3%

 Agency administrators

4

22.2%

49

57.6%

53

51.5%

EPIS Phase

 Exploration

8

44.4%

19

22.4%

27

26.2%

 Preparation

6

33.3%

42

49.4%

48

46.6%

 Implementation

14

77.8%

65

76.5%

79

76.7%

 Sustainment

1

5.6%

11

12.9%

12

11.7%

Rationale

 Build partnership

4

22.2%

24

28.2%

28

27.2%

 Inform

10

55.6%

29

34.1%

39

37.9%

 Explain

8

44.4%

46

54.1%

54

52.4%

 Not reported

1

5.6%

7

8.2%

8

7.8%

Methods

 Quantitative

1

5.6%

20

23.5%

21

20.4%

 Qualitative

7

38.9%

27

31.8%

34

33.0%

 Mixed-methods

7

38.9%

29

34.1%

36

35.0%

 Other

3

16.7%

21

24.7%

24

23.3%

Depth of engagement

 Consult

6

33.3%

37

43.5%

43

41.7%

 Involve

4

22.2%

19

22.4%

23

22.3%

 Collaborate

5

27.8%

18

21.2%

23

22.3%

 Empower

3

16.7%

11

12.9%

14

13.6%

Impacts by implementation outcome

 Acceptability

7

38.9%

9

10.6%

16

15.5%

 Feasibility

5

27.8%

7

8.2%

12

11.7%

 Fidelity

1

5.6%

4

4.7%

5

4.9%

 Penetration

6

7.1%

6

5.8%

 Adoption

2

11.1%

4

4.7%

6

5.8%

 Appropriateness

3

3.5%

3

2.9%

 Cost

1

1.2%

1

1.0%

 Sustainability

1

1.2%

1

1.0%

Reporting on stakeholder engagement

 Actor

15

83.3%

69

81.2%

84

81.6%

 Action

18

100.0%

79

92.9%

97

94.2%

 Target

18

100.0%

82

96.5%

100

97.1%

 Temporality

16

88.9%

76

89.4%

92

89.3%

 Dose

8

44.4%

56

65.9%

64

62.1%

 Implementation outcome

13

72.2%

43

50.6%

56

54.4%

 Justification

18

100.0%

78

91.8%

96

93.2%

  1. EPIS exploration, preparation, implementation, sustainment framework