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Social Vulnerability Index and Health Outcomes in the United States: A Systematic Review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Social drivers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: securing better outcomes may start with food.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2026Article
- School nurse staffing: A key factor in enhancing school quality in Georgia.Nursing outlook · 2026Article
- Associations of Sociodemographic and Neighborhood Vulnerability With Cardiovascular Health in Midlife Women in the United States.Circulation. Population health and outcomes · 2026Article
- Rural-urban comparisons of area-based socioeconomic disadvantage and vulnerability indices.Health affairs scholar · 2026Article
- Assessing Social Vulnerability and FDA Tobacco Retailer Compliance Inspections and Violations in Los Angeles County, CA (2021-2023).Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Article
- Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Access and Patient Diversity.JAMA network open · 2026Observational
- Social Vulnerability and Subclinical Cardiovascular Risk in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Research square · 2026Article
- The Social Vulnerability Index is Associated with Major Morbidity or Mortality After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Prescriber- and Patient-Level Characteristics Associated with Patient Adherence to Any Antipsychotics Among Patients with Schizophrenia in the United States.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Misappropriating vulnerability: Assessing the utility of the social vulnerability index as a predictor of firearm violence.PloS one · 2026Article
- Persistent poverty, glycemic control and adverse COVID-19 outcomes: a retrospective study using real-world data.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The impact of metabolic syndrome on one-year patient-reported outcomes after lumbar fusion surgery.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- NC CLASP: the structure and reach of a statewide antibiotic stewardship education program.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
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Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) for the purpose of allocating resources in times of emergency based on social determinants of health (SDOH). The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate how the SVI tool has been applied in health care literature focused on health in the United States (US). A systematic literature review was conducted in 7 research databases with an 11-year time frame reflecting the launch of SVI, with the last search completed on September 29, 2022. Studies were included that involved humans, health, SVI, and conducted in the US. Articles were excluded if the SVI was used in COVID-19, disaster, pandemic, environment, or hazards. A total of 47 articles were included in the systematic review. The majority of studies analyzed individual/population health outcomes in clinical, surgical, mortality, or health promotion areas. The majority of studies showed a relationship between neighborhood-level SDOH and health outcomes. Study authors reported strengths, limitations, and recommendations of the SVI tool. A potential limitation of the study was the exclusion of studies that used the SVI related to disaster. The SVI represents a powerful tool to assess neighborhood-level SDOH and examine upstream drivers health outcomes with direct implications for research, policy, and practice.
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