Measurement scales of mental health related to climate change: a scoping review protocol using artificial intelligence.

Journal: BMJ open
PMID: 37821142

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Human actions have influenced climate changes around the globe, causing extreme weather phenomena and impacting communities worldwide. Climate change has caused, directly or indirectly, health effects such as injury and physical injuries, which impact morbidity and mortality. Similarly, there is evidence that exposure to climatic catastrophes has serious repercussions on psychological well-being, and rising temperatures and drought have detrimental effects on mental health.Despite the recent effort of researchers to develop specific instruments to assess the effects of climate change on mental health, the evidence on measures of its impact is still scarce, and the constructs are heterogeneous. The aim of this scoping review is to describe the instruments developed and validated to assess the impact of mental health related to climate change.

Authors

  • Alejandro Dominguez-Rodriguez
    Psychology, Health, and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands a.dominguezrodriguez@utwente.nl.
  • David Villarreal-Zegarra
    Universidad Continental, Lima, Peru.
  • Sofía Malaquias-Obregon
    Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica, Lima, Peru.
  • Paulina Erika Herdoiza-Arroyo
    Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Joel Omar González-Cantero
    Centro Universitario de los Valles, Universidad de Guadalajara, Ameca, Mexico.
  • Sarah Margarita Chávez-Valdez
    Instituto de ciencias Sociales y Administración, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Juarez, Mexico.
  • Roberto Rafael Cruz-Martínez
    Embedded Information Services, Library, ICT Services & Archive, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.

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