Table 3.
Characteristics of methods used by included studies
| Framework | ESMS/DESDE | WHO-AIMS | MHCP | ASME | PRIME study instrument | PROMO study instrument | Other papers (number) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontology based | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 0 | |
| Taxonomy based | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | 0 | |
| Psychometrically validated | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | 0 | |
| Unit of analysis | Macro (Organ-isations) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 14 |
| Meso (Services) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 13 | |
| Micro (Teams) | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | 5 | |
| Number of comparison studies | Regional comparisons within a single country | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International comparisons at regional level | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| International comparisons at national level | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Longitudinal comparisons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Glossary included | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | 0 | |
| Data sources | Service providers | National level data from ministries, organ-isations etc; aggregated regional data where national data not available | Govt and other national level data sources | Local Implementation Teams | Govt and non govt reports, triangulated with local key co-ordinators | Service providers | X | |
| Sectorsa included | H,S,E,Ed,Ho,O | H,S,E,Ed,Ho,O | H,S | H,S | H,S,Ho | H,S,E,Ho | X | |
| Mental health specific or generic | Generic health | MH specific | MH specific | Generic health | MH specific | MH specific | X | |
| Accessibility | Open Access but requires training | Open Access | Instrument itself unable to be accessed online | Unable to access online | Accessible online but specific to PRIME study | Study specific-Unable to access instrument online | X | |
| Study design | Survey/interviews | Survey/interviews | Survey/interviews | Survey | Survey | Survey/interviews | X | |
a H-Health; S-Social; E-Employment; Ed-Education; Ho-Housing; O-Other