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Scoping Review on Child Health and Well-being Indicator Frameworks in OECD Countries
Brent Edward Hagel, Jennifer Dawn Zwicker, Gina Dimitropoulos, Karen Thomas, Deinera Exner-Cortens et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This is a protocol document describing the planned approach for a scoping review on child health and well-being indicator frameworks in OECD countries. It outlines the methodology that will be used to identify how child health and well-being are defined and measured across different countries. The document does not present findings, data, or evaluation results, but rather describes the research plan that will be followed.
Key points
- The review aims to identify commonly recognized domains and indicators for measuring child health and well-being
- It will examine how child health and well-being are defined and measured globally
- The methodology follows PRISMA-ScR guidelines for scoping reviews
- Data will come from peer-reviewed articles and grey literature from OECD countries and intergovernmental organizations
- The synthesis will showcase dimensions and indicators used to measure child health and well-being concepts
Limitations
This is a protocol document that describes planned research rather than completed research with findings. It cannot tell us what child health and well-being indicators actually exist, what gaps may be identified, or what recommendations will emerge from the review.
Abstract
The purpose of the rapid scoping review is to identify commonly recognized domains/dimension and indicators considered important to the measurement of child health and wellbeing of children and youth to inform the development of a wellbeing indicator framework. Understandings of the concept and importance of health and wellbeing has evolved in the recent decades to encompass wider determinants of health. The concept of wellbeing or quality of life in particular, has become increasingly relevant at the international and national policy levels as a measure for a country’s overall performance. Wellbeing or quality of life indicator frameworks can help monitor health and wellbeing over time in a given jurisdiction and guide the development of cross –sectoral wellbeing policies and strategies to improve overall wellbeing outcomes of the population. This protocol describes our approach to a scoping review, which will gather comprehensive data on how child health and wellbeing is defined and measured across the globe. The protocol is based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Checklist which will also guide its reporting. The scoping review will include peer-reviewed articles and information from a grey literature search of inter-governmental organizations and official documents of OECD countries. Data will be synthesised to showcase what child health and wellbeing is commonly comprised of (dimensions/domains/components) and which indicators and sources are used to measure the concept.