Contextual nonmedical health factors and critical care-related outcomes: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disparities in non-medical health factors, such as social determinants of health (SDoH), are associated with increased risk of negative health outcomes. Leveraging contextual (or area-based) measures of SDoH is essential for uncovering broader factors influencing disparities in critical care-related outcomes. Our objective is to review evidence analyzing the association between contextual SDoH obtained from publicly available databases and critical care-related outcomes in the United States (US).

Methods

We conducted searches in the Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane, and Embase electronic database to obtain clinical studies utilizing SDoH datasets from publicly available data sources and analyzed these studies for associations between critical care-related outcomes

SUBMITTER: Adiyeke E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12797477 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature