Unpacking the Public Health Triad of Social Inequality in Health, Health Literacy, and Quality of Life-A Scoping Review of Research Characteristics

Social inequalities in health, health literacy, and quality of life serve as distinct public health indicators, but it remains unclear how and to what extent they are applied and combined in the literature. Thus, the characteristics of the research have yet to be established, and we aim to identify and describe the characteristics of research that intersects social inequality in health, health literacy, and quality of life. We conducted a scoping review with systematic searches in ten databases. Studies applying any design in any population were eligible if social inequality in health, health literacy, and quality of life were combined. Citations were independently screened using Covidence. The search yielded 4111 citations, with 73 eligible reports. The reviewed research was mostly quantitative and aimed at patient populations in a community setting, with a scarcity of reports specifically defining and assessing social inequality in health, health literacy, and quality of life, and with only 2/73 citations providing a definition for all three. The published research combining social inequality in health, health literacy, and quality of life is heterogeneous regarding research designs, populations, contexts, and geography, where social inequality appears as a contextualizing variable.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 21(2023), 1 vom: 27. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Holmen, Heidi [VerfasserIn]
Flølo, Tone [VerfasserIn]
Tørris, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Løyland, Borghild [VerfasserIn]
Almendingen, Kari [VerfasserIn]
Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin [VerfasserIn]
Albertini Früh, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Grov, Ellen Karine [VerfasserIn]
Helseth, Sølvi [VerfasserIn]
Kvarme, Lisbeth Gravdal [VerfasserIn]
Malambo, Rosah [VerfasserIn]
Misvær, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Rasalingam, Anurajee [VerfasserIn]
Riiser, Kirsti [VerfasserIn]
Sandbekken, Ida Hellum [VerfasserIn]
Schippert, Ana Carla [VerfasserIn]
Sparboe-Nilsen, Bente [VerfasserIn]
Sundar, Turid Kristin Bigum [VerfasserIn]
Sæterstrand, Torill [VerfasserIn]
Utne, Inger [VerfasserIn]
Valla, Lisbeth [VerfasserIn]
Winger, Anette [VerfasserIn]
Torbjørnsen, Astrid [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Health literacy
Health promotion
Journal Article
Public health
Quality of life
Review
Social inequality in health
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 25.01.2024

Date Revised 28.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph21010036

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367389940