Patient-led Skin Cancer Surveillance in Organ Transplant Recipients: A Scoping Review Protocol of Self-Monitoring Approaches

This registration describes a scoping review protocol that aims to map and describe the existing evidence on patient-led skin cancer surveillance in solid organ transplant recipients, with a focus on skin self-examination, self-monitoring, and digital or remote surveillance approaches. The review will examine how these approaches are defined, implemented, and delivered, and will identify patient-, clinician-, and system-level barriers and facilitators that influence engagement. Eligible studies will include peer-reviewed quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research involving adult solid organ transplant recipients in any healthcare or community setting. The review will follow Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. Searches will be conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane CENTRAL for studies published from January 2005 onwards, with no language restrictions at the search stage. Two reviewers will independently screen studies and extract data using a standardised form. Findings will be synthesised descriptively using tables and narrative summary to identify the range of existing evidence and highlight gaps for future research.