(PS10-B39) Digital Mental Health Interventions for LGBTQ+ People: A Systematic Review

Background: Digital interventions, such as ehealth tools, have been increasingly used to address health problems, with positive attitudes and high acceptability reported by participants. Over 70% of LGBTQ+ individuals have engaged with these digital tools for health purposes, despite being disproportionately affected by mental health issues. Thus, it is crucial to identify available digital interventions and their effects on mental health outcomes for this population. This systematic review aims to synthesize and critique the evidence of these interventions, with the goal of informing the design of future digital mental health interventions for LGBTQ+ individuals.

Methods: We will search PubMed, PsychInfo, and Web of Science for published peer-reviewed articles between 2003 and 2023, using key search terms including MeSH terms of LGBTQ+, digital interventions, and mental health. Literature describing interventions or tools with mental health as a primary outcome delivered through any digital platform will be included.

Results: We will follow PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews to create the screening flowchart and review table. The review table will report study source, location, period, sample size, sample characteristics and recruitment, mental health domain, digital platform, intervention type and features, study design (including follow-up), and effectiveness.

Discussion: We anticipate that there will be a significant body of evidence on existing digital interventions, allowing us to identify gaps in current available interventions and tools targeting LGBTQ+ mental health outcomes, and providing direction for future studies.