Influence of Social Determinants of Health on Heart Failure Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background Prior research suggests an association between clinical outcomes in heart failure (HF) and social determinants of health (SDoH). Because providers should identify and address SDoH in care delivery, we evaluated how SDoH have been defined, measured, and evaluated in studies that examine HF outcomes. Methods and Results Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines, databases were searched for observational or interventional studies published between 2009 and 2021 that assessed the influence of SDoH on outcomes. Selected articles were assessed for quality using a validated rating scheme. We identified 1373 unique articles for screening; 104 were selected for full-text review, and 59 met the inclusion criteria, including retrospective and p

SUBMITTER: Enard KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9973629 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature