Online cognitive-behavioural programs for women living with endometriosis: Protocol for a scoping review

The aim of this scoping review is to examine the range and nature of online programs created to manage endo-associated symptoms and to identify key behaviour change techniques (BCTs) within the online programs. Our overarching research question is: 1) What online programs or interventions are available to manage endo-associated symptoms? We have three sub-questions: i) What are the characteristics of the online intervention or program? ii) What BCTs are used in the study design? iii) What are the outcomes (e.g., endo-associated symptoms) of the interventions or programs? We will conduct the proposed scoping review using the Arksey and O’Malley framework (2005) with an interpretive scoping review consulted stakeholder methodology (six stages) and referencing the Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence Synthesis Manual (2015). Original articles, including peer-review and protocol studies, will be identified from Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, EBSCOhost CINAHL Complete, ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Premium, EBSCOhost SPORTDiscus, and ProQuest PsycINFO. Preprints will be identified via Web of Science Preprint Citation Index. We will also search for active clinical trials from multiple registries. Zotero will be used for citation management and Covidence software will be used for screening and extraction. Included articles will be coded to identify BCTs within the online intervention using the BCTs taxonomy v1. Results including tables and the narrative have been piloted prior to publication of this protocol using four articles that meet our criteria, suggesting a more in-depth search is needed.