Gavin Breslin|Stephen Shannon|Tandy Haughey|Paul Donnelly|Gerard Leavey
A systematic review of interventions to increase awareness of mental health and well-being in athletes, coaches and officials
University of Ulster|University of Ulster|University of Ulster|Sport Ireland|University of Ulster
aim current study conduct systematic review determining effect sportspecific mental health awareness programs improve mental health knowledge helpseeking among sports coaches athletes officials second aim review study quality report validity measures used determine effectiveness programssportspecific mental health awareness programs adopting experimental quasiexperimental design included synthesis six electronic databases searched psycinfo medline ovid interface scopus cochrane cinahl sportdiscus database searched year inception october 2016 risk bias assessed using cochrane qatsq toolsten studies included 1216 studies retrieved four comprising coaches service providers one officials four athletes one involved combination coaches athletes range outcomes used assess indices mental health awareness wellbeing mental health referral efficacy improved six studies three reported increase knowledge mental health disorders however seven studies report effect sizes outcomes limiting clinically meaningful interpretations furthermore substantial heterogeneity limited validity outcome measures mental health knowledge referral efficacy seven studies demonstrated high risk biasfurther welldesigned controlled intervention studies required researchers practitioners policy makers adhere available methodological guidance apply psychological theory behaviour change developing evaluating complex interventionsprospero crd42016040178