abstract: 'Background: The burden of mental, neurological, and substance (MNS)

  disorders is greater in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The

  rapid growth of digital health (i.e., eHealth) approaches offer new

  solutions for transforming pediatric mental health services and have the

  potential to address multiple resource and system barriers. However,

  little work has been done in applying eHealth to promote young

  children''s mental health in LMICs. It is also not clear how eHealth has

  been and might be applied to translating existing evidence-based

  practices/strategies (EBPs) to enable broader access to child mental

  health interventions and services. Methods: A scoping review was

  conducted to summarize current eHealth applications and evidence in

  child mental health. The review focuses on 1) providing an overview of

  existing eHealth applications, research methods, and effectiveness

  evidence in child mental health promotion (focused on children of 0-12

  years of age) across diverse service contexts; and 2) drawing lessons

  learned from the existing research about eHealth design strategies and

  usability data in order to inform future eHealth design in LMICs.

  Results: Thirty-two (32) articles fitting our inclusion criteria were

  reviewed. The child mental health eHealth studies were grouped into

  three areas: i) eHealth interventions targeting families that promote

  child and family wellbeing; ii) eHealth for improving school mental

  health services (e.g., promote school staff''s knowledge and management

  skills); and iii) eHealth for improving behavioral health care in the

  pediatric care system (e.g., promote use of integrated patient-portal

  and electronic decision support systems). Most eHealth studies have

  reported positive impacts. Although most pediatric eHealth studies were

  conducted in high-income countries, many eHealth design strategies can

  be adapted and modified to fit LMIC contexts. Most user-engagement

  strategies identified from high-income countries are also relevant for

  populations in LMICs. Conclusions: This review synthesizes patterns of

  eHealth use across a spectrum of individual/family and system level of

  eHealth interventions that can be applied to promote child mental health

  and strengthen mental health service systems. This review also

  summarizes critical lessons to guide future eHealth design and delivery

  models in LMICs. However, more research in testing combinations of

  eHealth strategies in LMICs is needed.'
affiliation: 'Huang, KY (Corresponding Author), NYU, Sch Med, Dept Populat Hlth, New
  York, NY 10016 USA.

  Huang, Keng-Yen; Cheng, Sabrina; Gouley, Kathleen Kiely; Mann, Devin; Schoenthaler,
  Antoinette; Chokshi, Sara; Mendelsohn, Alan, NYU, Sch Med, Dept Populat Hlth, New
  York, NY 10016 USA.

  Lee, Douglas, New York Inst Technol, Coll Osteopath Med, New York, NY USA.

  Nakigudde, Janet, Makerere Univ, Dept Psychiat, Kampala, Uganda.

  Kisakye, Elizabeth Nsamba, Minist Educ \& Sports, Kampala, Uganda.

  Tusiime, Christine, Butabika Hosp, Kampala, Uganda.'
article-number: '806'
author: Huang, Keng-Yen and Lee, Douglas and Nakigudde, Janet and Cheng, Sabrina and
  Gouley, Kathleen Kiely and Mann, Devin and Schoenthaler, Antoinette and Chokshi,
  Sara and Kisakye, Elizabeth Nsamba and Tusiime, Christine and Mendelsohn, Alan
author-email: keng-yen.huang@nyulangone.org
author_list:
- family: Huang
  given: Keng-Yen
- family: Lee
  given: Douglas
- family: Nakigudde
  given: Janet
- family: Cheng
  given: Sabrina
- family: Gouley
  given: Kathleen Kiely
- family: Mann
  given: Devin
- family: Schoenthaler
  given: Antoinette
- family: Chokshi
  given: Sara
- family: Kisakye
  given: Elizabeth Nsamba
- family: Tusiime
  given: Christine
- family: Mendelsohn
  given: Alan
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00806
files: []
issn: 1664-0640
journal: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
keywords: 'mHealth; eHealth; pediatric; behavioral health; parenting; framework;

  health service; low-and-middle-income country'
keywords-plus: 'RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; TRIPLE P ONLINE; MENTAL-HEALTH; SOCIAL

  DETERMINANTS; EDUCATIONAL-PROGRAM; PARENTING PROGRAM; INTERVENTION;

  IMPLEMENTATION; PREVENTION; ENGAGEMENT'
language: English
month: NOV 13
number-of-cited-references: '81'
orcid-numbers: 'Kiely Gouley, Kathleen/0000-0001-6828-5549

  Huang, Keng-Yen/0000-0003-3245-7614

  Schoenthaler, Antoinette/0000-0003-4905-5136

  Mann, Devin/0000-0002-2099-0852'
papis_id: 44f340e85793dcf38603f0bc16f15d6e
ref: Huang2019usetechnology
tags:
- review
times-cited: '7'
title: 'Use of Technology to Promote Child Behavioral Health in the Context of Pediatric
  Care: A Scoping Review and Applications to Low- and Middle-Income Countries'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000501237600001
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '10'
volume: '10'
web-of-science-categories: Psychiatry
year: '2019'