Operationalising routinely collected patient data in research to further the pursuit of social justice and health equity: a team-based scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vast volumes of routinely collected data (RCD) about patients are collated by health professionals. Leveraging this data - a form of real-world data - can be valuable for quality improvement and contributing to the evidence-base to inform practice. Examining routine data may be especially useful for examining issues related to social justice such as health inequities. However, little is known about the extent to which RCD is utilised in health fields and published for wider dissemination.

Objectives

The objective of this scoping review is to document the peer-reviewed published research in allied health fields which utilise RCD and evaluate the extent to which these studies have addressed issues pertaining to social justice.

Methods

An enhanced version of t

SUBMITTER: Chadd K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749527 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature