Characteristics of studies included in the rapid scoping review (n=83)
| Sl. no | Study ID | Type of evidence | WHO region | Non-communicable disease targeted |
| Mental health (including neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders) | ||||
| 1 | Banks2021 | Both | European Region | Chronic epilepsy |
| 2 | Budhwani2021 | Both | Region of the Americas | Mental health |
| 3 | Carroll unclear | Quant | Unclear | Mental health |
| 4 | Cooper2021 | Both | Unclear | Dementia |
| 5 | D'Arma2021 | Quant | European Region | Multiple sclerosis |
| 6 | Davenport2021 | Quant | Western Pacific | Mental health |
| 7 | Di Lorito2021 | Qual | European Region | Dementia |
| 8 | Gromatsky2021 | Both | Region of the Americas | Mental health |
| 9 | Guan2020 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Mental health |
| 10 | Hom2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Mental health |
| 11 | Kidorf2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Substance abuse disorder |
| 12 | Kim2021 | Quant | Unclear | Parkinsonism |
| 13 | Levinson2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Eating disorders |
| 14 | Lima2021 | Both | South East Asian Region | Dementia |
| 15 | Locke2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Mild cognitive impairment |
| 16 | Looi2020 | Quant | Western Pacific | Mental health/psychiatry |
| 17 | Malka2021 | Quant | European Region | Chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
| 18 | Mesika2021 | Quant | Unclear | Adult depression |
| 19 | Motolese2020 | Quant | European Region | Parkinsonism |
| 20 | Nicholas2021 | Both | Western Pacific | Mental health |
| 21 | Palma2021 | Quant | Unclear | Mental health/life-limiting illness |
| 22 | Panda2021 | Quant | South East Asian Region | Child epilepsy, other neurological disorders with epilepsy |
| 23 | Paul2020 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Major depressive disorder |
| 24 | Peralta2020 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Mental health |
| 25 | Ping2020 | Quant | South East Asian Region | Mental health and psychosocial support |
| 26 | Pollard2021 | Quant | Unclear | Autism spectrum disorders |
| 27 | Puspitasari2021 | Quant | Unclear | Transdiagnostic psychiatric conditions |
| 28 | Ravindran2020 | Quant | South East Asian Region | Mental health |
| 29 | Rojas2021 | Quant | Unclear | Mental health |
| 30 | Sennott2020 | Quant | Unclear | Parkinsonism |
| 31 | Shah2021 | Quant | Unclear | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) |
| 32 | Sharma2020 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Child psychiatry |
| 33. | Sun2021 | Quant | Western Pacific | Mental health |
| 34. | Tunuguntla2021 | Quant | Multiple WHO regions | Insomnia |
| 35. | Vukc evic Markovic2020 | Quant | European Region | Mental health |
| 36. | Weintraub2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Opioid use disorder |
| 37. | Wightman2021 | Quant | Unclear | Opioid overdose |
| 38. | Yellowlees2020 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Mental health |
| Cardiovascular disease | ||||
| 1. | Nogueira2021 | Quant | Unclear | Chronic heart failure |
| 2. | Bakogiannis2021 | Quant | Unclear | Heart failure |
| 3. | Batalik2021 | Quant | European Region | Coronary heart disease |
| 4. | Lalande2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Cardiovascular disease |
| 5. | Li2021 | Quant | Western Pacific | Vascular disease |
| 6. | McLachlan2021 | Both | Western Pacific | Heart failure |
| 7. | Rosman2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Atrial fibrillation |
| 8. | Scherrenberg2021 | Quant | Unclear | Cardiac |
| 9. | Wali2021 | Qual | Region of the Americas | Health failure |
| 10. | Yiaslas2020 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Heart disease |
| 11. | Zhao2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Health failure |
| Cancer | ||||
| 1. | Aghedo2021 | Quant | Unclear | Colon, rectal, anal, recurrent uroepithelial carcinoma cancers |
| 2. | Berlin2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Cancer |
| 3. | Brown2021 | Quant | Unclear | Breast, lung and haematologic cancers |
| 4. | Chen2021 | Quant | Western Pacific | Cancer |
| 5. | Emard2021 | Qual | Region of the Americas | Cancer |
| 6. | Gardner2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Cancer |
| 7. | Gothe2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Adult cancer survivors |
| 8. | Karacin2021 | Quant | European Region | Cancer |
| 9. | Knoerl2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Breast, gastrointestinal, gynaecological cancer survivors with chronic chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy pain |
| 10. | Lonergan2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Cancer |
| 11. | Marchese2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Cancer |
| 12. | Myers Virtue2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Cancer |
| 13. | Patt2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Cancer |
| 14. | Pritchett2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Cancer |
| 15. | Specht2020 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Breast cancer |
| 16. | Steimer2021 | Quant | Unclear | Cancer |
| 17. | Yerram2020 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Cancer |
| Diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2) | ||||
| 1. | Alromaihi2020 | Quant | Middle East and North African Region | Diabetes mellitus |
| 2. | Braune2021 | Quant | European Region | Paediatric diabetes |
| 3. | Fraticelli2020 | Quant | European Region | Type 2 diabetes/impaired glucose regulation in overweight/obesity |
| 4. | Hanson2021 | Quant | European Region | Diabetes mellitus |
| 5. | Jiwani2021 | Qual | Region of the Americas | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| 6. | Jones2020 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Diabetes |
| 7. | Leon-Vargas2021 | Both | Region of the Americas | Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| 8. | Luzi2021 | Quant | European Region | Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| 9. | Mackenzie2020 | Quant | European Region | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| 10. | Zeller Jr.2021 | Quant | Unclear | Type 1 diabetes mellitus |
| Chronic respiratory disease | ||||
| 1. | Jangalee2021 | Quant | Region of the Americas | Chronic lung disease |
| 2. | Philip2020 | Quant | European Region | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
| Chronic liver disease | ||||
| 1. | Motz2021 | Quant | Unclear | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| Multiple NCD domains | ||||
| 1. | Kesavadev2021 | Quant | South East Asian Region | Multiple NCDs/comorbidities |
| 2. | Pareyson2021 | Quant | European Region | Chronic neurological disorders |
| 3. | Songsermpong2021 | Quant | South East Asian Region | Hypertension and diabetes |
| 4. | Wu2020 | Quant | Western Pacific | Cancer and stroke |
NCD, non-communicable disease; Qual, qualitative; Quant, quantitative.