Exploring the Landscape of Social and Economic Factors in Critical Illness Survivorship: A Scoping Review

OBJECTIVES:. To explore the breadth of social, demographic, and economic (SDE) factors reported in critical illness survivorship research, with a focus on how they impact survivorship outcomes. DATA SOURCES:. We obtained articles from Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, and CINAHL, as well as reference list...

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Main Authors: Hong Li, MPH, A. Fuchsia Howard, PhD, Kelsey Lynch, MSc, Joanne Chu, BScFNH, Gregory Haljan, MD
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Published: Wolters Kluwer 2025-02-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000001208
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A. Fuchsia Howard, PhD
Kelsey Lynch, MSc
Joanne Chu, BScFNH
Gregory Haljan, MD
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description OBJECTIVES:. To explore the breadth of social, demographic, and economic (SDE) factors reported in critical illness survivorship research, with a focus on how they impact survivorship outcomes. DATA SOURCES:. We obtained articles from Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, and CINAHL, as well as reference list reviews of included articles and relevant reviews captured by searches. STUDY SELECTION:. SDE factors were defined as any nonmedical factor that can influence outcomes. We included primary studies published in English that explored SDE factors as an independent variable or as an outcome in post-ICU survivorship of adults. Two authors independently assessed each study for inclusion in duplicate, and conflicts were resolved by consensus. Our searches returned 7151 records, of which 83 were included for data extraction and final review. DATA EXTRACTION:. We used a standardized data collection form to extract data, focusing on the characteristics of each study (i.e., year and country of publication), SDE factors explored, how the factors were measured, the impacts of SDE factors on post-ICU survivorship outcomes, and the impacts of ICU admission on SDE outcomes. DATA SYNTHESIS:. We summarized the relationships between SDE factors and ICU survivorship in table format and performed a narrative synthesis. We identified 16 unique SDE factors explored in the current literature. We found that generally, higher education, income, and socioeconomic status were associated with better outcomes post-ICU; while non-White race, public insurance status, and social vulnerability were associated with poorer outcomes. CONCLUSIONS:. Various SDE factors have been explored in the critical illness survivorship literature and many are associated with post-ICU outcomes with varying effect sizes. There remains a gap in understanding longitudinal outcomes, mechanisms of how SDE factors interact with outcomes, and of the complexity and interconnectedness of these factors, all of which will be instrumental in guiding interventions to improve post-ICU survivorship.
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spelling doaj-art-bce4209a8e2e4f2e9737799a2e11f8f52025-08-20T03:12:47ZengWolters KluwerCritical Care Explorations2639-80282025-02-0172e120810.1097/CCE.0000000000001208202502000-00005Exploring the Landscape of Social and Economic Factors in Critical Illness Survivorship: A Scoping ReviewHong Li, MPH0A. Fuchsia Howard, PhD1Kelsey Lynch, MSc2Joanne Chu, BScFNH3Gregory Haljan, MD41 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.2 Department of Medicine, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.2 Department of Medicine, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.2 Department of Medicine, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.3 Department of Medicine, Fraser Health, Surrey, BC, Canada.OBJECTIVES:. To explore the breadth of social, demographic, and economic (SDE) factors reported in critical illness survivorship research, with a focus on how they impact survivorship outcomes. DATA SOURCES:. We obtained articles from Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, and CINAHL, as well as reference list reviews of included articles and relevant reviews captured by searches. STUDY SELECTION:. SDE factors were defined as any nonmedical factor that can influence outcomes. We included primary studies published in English that explored SDE factors as an independent variable or as an outcome in post-ICU survivorship of adults. Two authors independently assessed each study for inclusion in duplicate, and conflicts were resolved by consensus. Our searches returned 7151 records, of which 83 were included for data extraction and final review. DATA EXTRACTION:. We used a standardized data collection form to extract data, focusing on the characteristics of each study (i.e., year and country of publication), SDE factors explored, how the factors were measured, the impacts of SDE factors on post-ICU survivorship outcomes, and the impacts of ICU admission on SDE outcomes. DATA SYNTHESIS:. We summarized the relationships between SDE factors and ICU survivorship in table format and performed a narrative synthesis. We identified 16 unique SDE factors explored in the current literature. We found that generally, higher education, income, and socioeconomic status were associated with better outcomes post-ICU; while non-White race, public insurance status, and social vulnerability were associated with poorer outcomes. CONCLUSIONS:. Various SDE factors have been explored in the critical illness survivorship literature and many are associated with post-ICU outcomes with varying effect sizes. There remains a gap in understanding longitudinal outcomes, mechanisms of how SDE factors interact with outcomes, and of the complexity and interconnectedness of these factors, all of which will be instrumental in guiding interventions to improve post-ICU survivorship.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000001208
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title Exploring the Landscape of Social and Economic Factors in Critical Illness Survivorship: A Scoping Review
title_full Exploring the Landscape of Social and Economic Factors in Critical Illness Survivorship: A Scoping Review
title_fullStr Exploring the Landscape of Social and Economic Factors in Critical Illness Survivorship: A Scoping Review
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title_short Exploring the Landscape of Social and Economic Factors in Critical Illness Survivorship: A Scoping Review
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