Social Vulnerability Index and Cardiovascular Disease Care Continuum: A Scoping Review
Authors' conclusion
This review provides a comprehensive understanding of the SVI's application in assessing various aspects of the CVD care continuum
Study context
- Population
- Studies of the social vulnerability index (SVI) and the cardiovascular disease (CVD) care continuum (prevention, diagnosis and prevalence, treatment, outcomes)
- Participants
- 12 studies
- Outcome
- Association of SVI with the CVD continuum
Methodological details7 databases searched to May 19, 2023
- 7 databases searched to May 19, 2023
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Studies exploring mortality outcomes
- 5
- Studies exploring CVD risk factor prevalence
- 3
- Studies exploring CVD prevalence
- 4
- Study exploring access to health care in CVD
- 1
- Study exploring cardiac rehabilitation use
- 1
- Study exploring HF readmission rates
- 1
Further findings
SVI ranking type
- Studies focused on individual thematic components (all used aggregate percentile ranking)
- 5
- Gaps identified, particularly in CVD prevention and early detection
Original publication
Social Vulnerability Index and Cardiovascular Disease Care Continuum: A Scoping Review. JACC Adv. Published 6 March 2024. doi:10.
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