Barriers and facilitators impacting the implementation of digital interventions targeted at mental health and musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: a scoping review protocol
Abstract Background The digital transition in the workplace has increased trends such as permanent connectivity, an increased sedentary lifestyle, and reduced social interaction, leading to additional psychosocial and ergonomic risks for workers. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and mental health pr...
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| author | Mallorie Leduc Andrea Sinesi Margaret Kenneally Margaret Maxwell Birgit Greiner Birgit Aust Carolina Piña Andreas Czaplicki Evelien Coppens Alex Burdorf Ricardo Gusmão Daniel Guinart Johanna Cresswell-Smith Gentiana Qirjako Naim Fanaj Eleftherios Giovanis Ainslie O’Connor Eva Zsak Pedro Lobo Arlinda Cerga Pashoja Victoria Ross Ella Arensman Eve Griffin the PROSPERH Consortium |
| author_facet | Mallorie Leduc Andrea Sinesi Margaret Kenneally Margaret Maxwell Birgit Greiner Birgit Aust Carolina Piña Andreas Czaplicki Evelien Coppens Alex Burdorf Ricardo Gusmão Daniel Guinart Johanna Cresswell-Smith Gentiana Qirjako Naim Fanaj Eleftherios Giovanis Ainslie O’Connor Eva Zsak Pedro Lobo Arlinda Cerga Pashoja Victoria Ross Ella Arensman Eve Griffin the PROSPERH Consortium |
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| description | Abstract Background The digital transition in the workplace has increased trends such as permanent connectivity, an increased sedentary lifestyle, and reduced social interaction, leading to additional psychosocial and ergonomic risks for workers. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and mental health problems are particularly prevalent, posing a significant burden. To address these challenges, organisations can implement digital or blended interventions targeting MSDs and mental health problems. However, there is still limited evidence on combined workplace interventions targeting both MSDs and mental health problems and respective facilitators and barriers for their successful implementation and sustainability. The objective of this scoping review is to identify barriers and facilitators to the implementation of blended and digital interventions targeted at combined mental health and MSDs in the workplace. Methods Bibliographic databases will be searched for studies published since 2014 and reported on the implementation of interventions with a digital component targeted at mental health and MSDs in the workplace. Studies will be included if the intervention was delivered within, or access provided through, the workplace. The title and abstract screen and the full-text screening will be completed independently by two reviewers, with a third reviewer resolving any arising conflicts in the process. Results Descriptive characteristics of the study design, workplace sector, mode of working, intervention details, mode of intervention delivery, outcomes, and barriers and facilitators will be extracted. Results will be reported in accordance with the PRISMA for Scoping Reviews checklist and a narrative synthesis used to summarise characteristics of included studies, as well as barriers and facilitators to the implementation of interventions. Discussion The findings from this review will provide practical recommendations relevant to researchers and practitioners developing or implementing digital interventions in the workplace targeting mental health conditions and MSDs. Systematic review registration Research Registry, reviewregistry1847, https://www.researchregistry.com/browse-the-registry#registryofsystematicreviewsmeta-analyses/registryofsystematicreviewsmeta-analysesdetails/66671b683a0f410028a230bd/ . |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a1854578af4349d3ac0e1e2c96b1ac0a2025-08-20T03:42:20ZengBMCSystematic Reviews2046-40532025-07-011411810.1186/s13643-025-02881-5Barriers and facilitators impacting the implementation of digital interventions targeted at mental health and musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: a scoping review protocolMallorie Leduc0Andrea Sinesi1Margaret Kenneally2Margaret Maxwell3Birgit Greiner4Birgit Aust5Carolina Piña6Andreas Czaplicki7Evelien Coppens8Alex Burdorf9Ricardo Gusmão10Daniel Guinart11Johanna Cresswell-Smith12Gentiana Qirjako13Naim Fanaj14Eleftherios Giovanis15Ainslie O’Connor16Eva Zsak17Pedro Lobo18Arlinda Cerga Pashoja19Victoria Ross20Ella Arensman21Eve Griffin22the PROSPERH ConsortiumSchool of Public Health, University College CorkNursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit (NMAHP-RU), University of StirlingSchool of Public Health, University College CorkNursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit (NMAHP-RU), University of StirlingSchool of Public Health, University College CorkNational Research Centre for the Working EnvironmentEuropean Alliance Against Depression (EAAD)Depression Research Center of the German Depression FoundationKatholieke University LeuvenErasmus Universitair Medisch CentrumEPIUnit — Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Praca Gomes Teixeira-Edificio Gomes TeixeiraHospital del Mar Research InstituteFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)Community Centre for Health and Wellbeing (CCHW)Per Mendje Te Shendoshe (PMSH)Gazi Mustafa Kemal, Izmir Bakircay University (IZBU)Pintail LtdVegeken Mental Health Foundation (VEA)InnovagencySt Mary’s UniversityGriffith UniversitySchool of Public Health, University College CorkSchool of Public Health, University College CorkAbstract Background The digital transition in the workplace has increased trends such as permanent connectivity, an increased sedentary lifestyle, and reduced social interaction, leading to additional psychosocial and ergonomic risks for workers. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and mental health problems are particularly prevalent, posing a significant burden. To address these challenges, organisations can implement digital or blended interventions targeting MSDs and mental health problems. However, there is still limited evidence on combined workplace interventions targeting both MSDs and mental health problems and respective facilitators and barriers for their successful implementation and sustainability. The objective of this scoping review is to identify barriers and facilitators to the implementation of blended and digital interventions targeted at combined mental health and MSDs in the workplace. Methods Bibliographic databases will be searched for studies published since 2014 and reported on the implementation of interventions with a digital component targeted at mental health and MSDs in the workplace. Studies will be included if the intervention was delivered within, or access provided through, the workplace. The title and abstract screen and the full-text screening will be completed independently by two reviewers, with a third reviewer resolving any arising conflicts in the process. Results Descriptive characteristics of the study design, workplace sector, mode of working, intervention details, mode of intervention delivery, outcomes, and barriers and facilitators will be extracted. Results will be reported in accordance with the PRISMA for Scoping Reviews checklist and a narrative synthesis used to summarise characteristics of included studies, as well as barriers and facilitators to the implementation of interventions. Discussion The findings from this review will provide practical recommendations relevant to researchers and practitioners developing or implementing digital interventions in the workplace targeting mental health conditions and MSDs. Systematic review registration Research Registry, reviewregistry1847, https://www.researchregistry.com/browse-the-registry#registryofsystematicreviewsmeta-analyses/registryofsystematicreviewsmeta-analysesdetails/66671b683a0f410028a230bd/ .https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-025-02881-5Mental healthMusculoskeletal disordersInterventionImplementationBarriersFacilitators |
| spellingShingle | Mallorie Leduc Andrea Sinesi Margaret Kenneally Margaret Maxwell Birgit Greiner Birgit Aust Carolina Piña Andreas Czaplicki Evelien Coppens Alex Burdorf Ricardo Gusmão Daniel Guinart Johanna Cresswell-Smith Gentiana Qirjako Naim Fanaj Eleftherios Giovanis Ainslie O’Connor Eva Zsak Pedro Lobo Arlinda Cerga Pashoja Victoria Ross Ella Arensman Eve Griffin the PROSPERH Consortium Barriers and facilitators impacting the implementation of digital interventions targeted at mental health and musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: a scoping review protocol Systematic Reviews Mental health Musculoskeletal disorders Intervention Implementation Barriers Facilitators |
| title | Barriers and facilitators impacting the implementation of digital interventions targeted at mental health and musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: a scoping review protocol |
| title_full | Barriers and facilitators impacting the implementation of digital interventions targeted at mental health and musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: a scoping review protocol |
| title_fullStr | Barriers and facilitators impacting the implementation of digital interventions targeted at mental health and musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: a scoping review protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers and facilitators impacting the implementation of digital interventions targeted at mental health and musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: a scoping review protocol |
| title_short | Barriers and facilitators impacting the implementation of digital interventions targeted at mental health and musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: a scoping review protocol |
| title_sort | barriers and facilitators impacting the implementation of digital interventions targeted at mental health and musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace a scoping review protocol |
| topic | Mental health Musculoskeletal disorders Intervention Implementation Barriers Facilitators |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-025-02881-5 |
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