Adeel Ashfaq|Shawn Esmaili|Mona Najjar|Farva Batool|Tariq Mukatash|Hadeer Akram Al-Ani|Patrick Marius Koga
Utilization of Mobile Mental Health Services among Syrian Refugees and Other Vulnerable Arab Populations—A Systematic Review
Kaiser Permanente|Los Angeles Medical Center|University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis
global refugee crisis critical state history syria alone produced 12 million internally displaced persons another 5 million refugees seeking protection across globe faced heavy burden mental distress carried massive refugee influx many host nations lack service capacity respond adequately mobile mental health mmhealth applications platforms potential augment screenings interventions vulnerable populations insufficient gender cultural adaptation technology may drastically hamper uptake arab refugees reporting papers originating middle eastern andor arab nations refugee host nations systematic review evaluates available literature published 2000 2019 usage acceptability mmhealth syrian refugees vulnerable arab populations conducted systematic review pubmed psychinfo association computing machinery acm directory open access journals doaj using preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses prisma guidelines identify studies addressed mmhealth implementation populations total 607 articles identified 10 16 available unique articles met search criteria studies discussed feasibility efficacy mmhealth applications barriers uptake existing studies show positive impacts mmhealth access services treatment outcomes also reveal paucity literature mmhealth vulnerable arab populations findings indicate critical need research barriers mmhealth uptake bolster service capacity arab region refugee diaspora nonarab host countries