Social determinants of health in electronic health records and their impact on analysis and risk prediction: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This integrative review identifies and analyzes the extant literature to examine the integration of social determinants of health (SDoH) domains into electronic health records (EHRs), their impact on risk prediction, and the specific outcomes and SDoH domains that have been tracked.

Materials and methods

In accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines, we conducted a literature search in the PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane, EMBASE, and PsycINFO databases for English language studies published until March 2020 that examined SDoH domains in the context of EHRs.

Results

Our search strategy identified 71 unique studies that are directly related to the research questions. 75% of the included studies were publ

SUBMITTER: Chen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7671639 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature