A systematic review of measures of gender and biological sex: Exploring candidates for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender and biological sex are social and structural determinants of health and umbrella concepts encompassing many distinct attributes. This systematic review summarizes measures of gender and biological sex published in the biomedical literature. The goal was to identify measures that may be useful to researchers studying Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease related dementias (AD/ADRD).

Methods

A search of PubMed, Embase, and PsycINFO (ProQuest platform) databases from 2000 to 2021 identified 1454 articles, which were then screened by five independent reviewers. Measures of gender and biological sex are summarized according to theoretical commitments and psychometric properties.

Results

Twenty-nine measures were identified that assessed gender-relat

SUBMITTER: Stites SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9943901 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature