Interventions aimed at improving Japanese healthcare professionals’ mental health literacy in the workplace: a scoping review protocol

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Objectives: Mental health literacy (MHL) is a crucial determinant of mental wellbeing and encompasses knowledge, understanding, and attitudes related to mental health and mental disorders. Presently, no systematic reviews or meta-analyses, or even literature reviews exist regarding MHL interventions targeting healthcare professionals in Japan. Therefore, this protocol for scoping review aims to provide strategies to report interventions intended at improving MHL among Japanese healthcare professionals in the workplace. Methods: The review will adhere to the methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley and enhanced by the Joanna Briggs Institute, which consists of five stages: identifying the research question; identifying relevant studies; selecting eligible studies; charting the data; and collating, summarizing, and reporting the results. This review will be reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Extension for Scoping Reviews. The participants, concept, and context framework will be employed to identify the key elements of the research question, with the participants being Japanese healthcare professionals (doctors or nurses), the concept being the content and effectiveness of MHL intervention programs, and the context being the workplace setting in Japan. The search strategy will involve searching electronic databases, hand-searching the reference lists of the included studies, and consulting experts in the field. Strengths and limitations: Given the lack of research and reviews on this topic in Japan, this review will provide valuable insights into the current state of MHL interventions for Japanese healthcare professionals and inform future research and practice in this area.