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ArticleJMIR research protocols2025

Applicability of Retrospective and Prospective Gender Scores for Clinical and Health Data: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Lea Schindler, Hilke Beelich, Selina Röll, Elpiniki Katsari, Sylvia Stracke, Dagmar Waltemath

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Lea SchindlerMedical Informatics Laboratory, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-3408-2385
Hilke BeelichMedical Informatics Laboratory, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID 0009-0007-7296-8642
Selina RöllHeart Surgery, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID 0009-0006-6970-9335
Elpiniki KatsariHeart Surgery, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1956-8192
Sylvia StrackeInternal Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6200-4339
Dagmar WaltemathMedical Informatics Laboratory, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5886-5563

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Abstract

backgroundGender is known to have a strong influence on human health and disease. Despite its relevance to treatment and outcome, gender is insufficiently considered in current health research. One hindering factor is the poor representation of gender information in clinical and health (meta) data.

objectiveWe aim to conduct a scoping review of the literature describing gender scores. The review will provide insights into the current application of gender scores in clinical and health settings. The protocol describes how relevant literature will be identified and how gender scores will be evaluated concerning applicability and usability in scientific investigations.

methodsOur scoping review follows the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) guidelines. A title and abstract screening was conducted on PubMed, followed by a full-text screening. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were discussed by a team of 5 domain experts, and a data-charting form was developed. The charted data will be categorized, summarized, and analyzed based on the research questions during the scoping review.

resultsWe will report our research results according to the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. The literature retrieval was carried out on June 13, 2024, and resulted in 1202 matches. As of July 2024, the scoping review is in the data extraction phase and we expect to complete and publish the results in the first quarter of 2025.

conclusionsThe scoping review lays the foundation for a retrospective gender assessment by identifying scores that can be applied to existing large-scale datasets. Moreover, it will help to formulate recommendations for standardized gender scores in future investigations. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/57669.

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Gender IdentitySex FactorsFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesResearch DesignRetrospective StudiesScoping Reviews as Topicdata integrationgender health gapgender medicinegender scoremedical informatics

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PMCPMC11791438

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