Table 1 Eligibility criteria and examples for SDOH variables by study design
Study design | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | Hypothetical examples of eligible studies |
|---|---|---|---|
Observational, qualitative | Studies that conceptually explore perspectives on how SDOH influence or relate to cancer screening (independent variable not assigned) | Studies that do not conceptually explore perspectives on how SDOH influence or relate to cancer screening | • Focus groups with Chinese-American women to explore transportation barriers for cervical cancer screening • Interviews with primary care providers to explore how health literacy influences breast cancer screening among female patients |
Observational, quantitative | Studies that examine SDOH as the independent variable(s), exposure(s), predictor(s), determinant(s), etc. in relation to cancer screening (independent variable not assigned) | Studies that report SDOH only as demographic or control variable(s) | • Cross-sectional survey to examine the association between racial/ethnic residential segregation and lung cancer screening • Prospective cohort study to examine the longitudinal association between housing instability and colorectal cancer screening |
Intervention | Studies with SDOH as the intervention target(s) or as intervention component(s); studies that analyze SDOH as barriers, facilitators, and/or moderators of intervention effects | Studies that report SDOH only as demographic or control variable(s) | • Non-randomized controlled social support intervention to examine changes in breast cancer screening • Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled multicomponent intervention to examine community educational attainment as an effect moderator of cervical cancer screening |