Insight and equality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of socio-demographic associations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insight into illness is often used in clinical and legal contexts, for example, as evidence of decision-making capacity. However, it is unclear whether this disadvantages certain groups protected under equality legislation. To our knowledge, this question has yet to be addressed systematically. Therefore, the present study reviews empirical studies that look at the relationship between insight and sociodemographic variables.

Methods

A systematic search of six bibliographic databases (CENTRAL, CINAHL, Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews, EMBASE, MEDLINE and PsycINFO) was conducted, which yielded 6,192 results. Study characteristics and outcomes (associations between insight and socio-demographic variables) were then extracted from 207 eligible studies. This incl

SUBMITTER: Ariyo K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9549177 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature