Unpacking the Public Health Triad of Social Inequality in Health, Health Literacy, and Quality of Life—A Scoping Review of Research Characteristics
Abstract
:1. Background
- What are the characteristics of the studies that use the three concepts of social inequality in health, health literacy, and quality of life together?
- How are the three concepts presented in the research?
- Which definitions and measurements are used for the three concepts?
2. Materials and Methods
Design
- Step 1: Identifying the research question
- Step 2: Identifying the relevant studies
- Step 3: Data selection
- Step 4: Charting the data
- Step 5: Collating, summarizing, and reporting the results
- Step 6: Consultation exercise
3. Results
3.1. Search Results
3.2. Characteristics of the Included Citations
3.3. Presence, Definitions, and Measurements of the Three Concepts
3.4. Results of the Consultation Exercise
4. Discussion
Principal Findings and Comparison with Prior Work
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
HL | Health literacy |
EQ5D | EuroQL 5D |
HLQ | Health literacy questionnaire |
HLS | Health literacy survey |
IMRAD | Introduction, methods, results, and discussion |
PCC | Population, concept, and context |
PedsQL | Pediatric Quality of Life Scale |
QL | Quality of life |
SF-36 | Short-Form 36 |
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PCC Element | Scoping Review Target | Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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Population | Citations reflecting on or involving humans throughout a life course. | All ages and all life situations reflecting or involving humans from birth to death. | Animal studies. Autopsy studies. |
Concept | Any associations between the concepts of social inequality in health, health literacy, and quality of life. | All three concepts must be applied in their widest form together in the research citation (according to the search terms). | Citations reporting on only one or two of the concepts. |
Context | All contexts involving humans. |
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Author | Social Inequality in Health Definition | Social Inequality in Health Assessment | Health Literacy Definition | Health Literacy Assessment | Quality of Life Definition | Quality of Life Assessment |
Alruthia, Y., et al. [52] | ||||||
Amoah, P. A., et al. [53] | ||||||
An, J. Y., et al. [54] | ||||||
Angner, E., et al. [55] | ||||||
Apter, A. J., et al. [56] | ||||||
Apter, A. J., et al. [57] | ||||||
Asare, M., et al. [58] | ||||||
Batista, M. J., et al. [59] | ||||||
Blancafort Alias, S., et al. [60] | ||||||
Clarke, H., et al. [61] | ||||||
Curtis, L. M., et al. [62] | ||||||
Durand, M. A., et al. [63] | ||||||
Ernsting, C., et al. [64] | ||||||
Faruqi, N., et al. [65] | ||||||
Fung, C. S. C., et al. [47] | ||||||
Goss, H. R., et al. [66] | ||||||
Graham, L. A., et al. [67] | ||||||
Guhl, E., et al. [68] | ||||||
Harsch, S., et al. [69] | ||||||
Hickey, K. T., et al. [70] | ||||||
Irwin, K., et al. [44] | ||||||
Jamieson, L. M., et al. [41] | ||||||
Johnson, D. R., et al. [71] | ||||||
Katzmarzyk, P. T., et al. [72] | ||||||
Kim, S. P., et al. [73] | ||||||
Kim, S. P., et al. [74] | ||||||
Lang, L. P. [75] | ||||||
Langton, C. E. [49] | ||||||
Macabasco-O’Connell, A. et al. [76] | ||||||
McDougall, J. A., et al. [77] | ||||||
Meyers, A. G., et al. [78] | ||||||
Miller, D. B., et al. [79] | ||||||
Myaskovsky, L., et al. [80] | ||||||
Omachi, T. A. et al. [81] | ||||||
Ownby, R. L., et al. [82] | ||||||
Park, N. H., et al. [83] | ||||||
Prihanto, J. B., et al. [84] | ||||||
Rak, E. C. [85] | ||||||
Reid, A. L., et al. [50] | ||||||
Rijken, M., et al. [86] | ||||||
Roberto, L. L., et al. [87] | ||||||
Scheuer, S. [88] | ||||||
Simon, M. A., et al. [89] | ||||||
Tan, S. S., et al. [42] | ||||||
Todorovic, N., et al. [90] | ||||||
Uddin, M. N., et al. [43] | ||||||
Virlée, J., et al. [91] | ||||||
Walker, R. J., et al. [92] | ||||||
Wang, C., et al. [93] | ||||||
Wang, C., et al. [94] | ||||||
Washington, D. M., et al. [46] | ||||||
Wong Min, F., et al. [45] | ||||||
Xiao, Z., et al. [95] | ||||||
Xu, R. H., et al. [96] | ||||||
Aaby, A., et al. [97] | ||||||
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Author | Social Inequality in Health Definition | Health Literacy Definition | Quality of Life Definition | |||
Reviews | ||||||
Ghisi, G., et al. [98] | ||||||
Gibbs, J. F., et al. [99] | ||||||
Maliski, S. L., et al. [100] | ||||||
Schaffler, J., et al. [101] | ||||||
Stormacq, C., et al. [102] | ||||||
Qualitative Studies | ||||||
Hardgraves, V. M., et al. [103] | ||||||
Ladak, L. A., et al. [48] | ||||||
Lowe, S. M., et al. [104] | ||||||
Talmage, C. A., [105] | ||||||
White, B. M., [106] | ||||||
Case Study | ||||||
Webb, J. [51] | ||||||
Orientational Reports | ||||||
Albus, C., [107] | ||||||
Bragard, L., et al. [108] | ||||||
de Vries, E., et al. [109] | ||||||
Griech, S. F., et al. [110] | ||||||
Kuehnert, et al. [111] | ||||||
Merriman, B., et al. [112] | ||||||
Rozier, R. G. [113] |
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Holmen, H.; Flølo, T.; Tørris, C.; Løyland, B.; Almendingen, K.; Bjørnnes, A.K.; Albertini Früh, E.; Grov, E.K.; Helseth, S.; Kvarme, L.G.; et al. Unpacking the Public Health Triad of Social Inequality in Health, Health Literacy, and Quality of Life—A Scoping Review of Research Characteristics. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21010036
Holmen H, Flølo T, Tørris C, Løyland B, Almendingen K, Bjørnnes AK, Albertini Früh E, Grov EK, Helseth S, Kvarme LG, et al. Unpacking the Public Health Triad of Social Inequality in Health, Health Literacy, and Quality of Life—A Scoping Review of Research Characteristics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(1):36. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21010036
Chicago/Turabian StyleHolmen, Heidi, Tone Flølo, Christine Tørris, Borghild Løyland, Kari Almendingen, Ann Kristin Bjørnnes, Elena Albertini Früh, Ellen Karine Grov, Sølvi Helseth, Lisbeth Gravdal Kvarme, and et al. 2024. "Unpacking the Public Health Triad of Social Inequality in Health, Health Literacy, and Quality of Life—A Scoping Review of Research Characteristics" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 1: 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21010036