Disparities Research for Pelvic Floor Disorders: A Systematic Review and Critique of Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Understanding the status of pelvic floor disorder (PFD) disparities research will allow the opportunity to advance future pelvic floor equity efforts.

Objectives

The aims of the study were to (1) characterize the landscape of PFD disparities literature using the 3 phases of disparities research framework, (2) describe the characteristics of PFD disparities studies, and (3) identify critical knowledge gaps.

Study design

We performed a systematic review of peer-reviewed publications addressing disparities in PFDs among U.S. populations from PubMed, Embase, Scopus, or the Cochrane Database indexed between 1997 and 2022. Using the triphasic framework for advancing health disparities research by Kilbourne et al ( Am J Public Health . 2006;96(12):2113-21), we cat

SUBMITTER: Mou T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11911943 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature