The current state of complex systems research on socioeconomic inequalities in health and health behavior-a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interest in applying a complex systems approach to understanding socioeconomic inequalities in health is growing, but an overview of existing research on this topic is lacking. In this systematic scoping review, we summarize the current state of the literature, identify shared drivers of multiple health and health behavior outcomes, and highlight areas ripe for future research.

Methods

SCOPUS, Web of Science, and PubMed databases were searched in April 2023 for peer-reviewed, English-language studies in high-income OECD countries containing a conceptual systems model or simulation model of socioeconomic inequalities in health or health behavior in the adult general population. Two independent reviewers screened abstracts and full texts. Data on study aim, type of

SUBMITTER: Mudd AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10845451 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature