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The field of community mental health process evaluation has undergone a paradigm shift from community-engaged, participatory approaches to systematized implementation science frameworks, with a pronounced geographic concentration in high-income countries. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This review aims to map the theoretical frameworks used in process evaluations of community mental health interventions.

July 30, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

From participation to systematization: A scoping review of theoretical frameworks guiding process evaluations in community mental health interventions

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RMRainer MereMalaria Consortium MSMerike SisaskMalaria Consortium PVPeeter VärnikMalaria Consortium

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Scoping review identifies 54 frameworks in process evaluations of community mental health interventions, suggesting a shift toward systematization.

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This review aims to map the theoretical frameworks used in process evaluations of community mental health interventions.
Scoping review conducted following PRISMA guidelines.
Systematic searches of PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCOhost identified 1,143 records.
Data extraction categorized frameworks into a hierarchical typology based on orientation and function.
Eighty-three studies met inclusion criteria, using 54 distinct frameworks organized into 14 categories.
Implementation science frameworks dominated, representing over 50% of studies post-2015.
Participatory frameworks decreased significantly, from 23.8% in early publications to being absent in more recent studies.

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Mere et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6af55560e2b924d3ea162e https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0354732

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Scoping review identifies 54 frameworks in process evaluations of community mental health interventions, suggesting a shift toward systematization.

From participation to systematization: A scoping review of theoretical frameworks guiding process evaluations in community mental health interventions

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From participation to systematization: A scoping review of theoretical frameworks guiding process evaluations in community mental health interventions

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