Core sociodemographic data variables reported in Canadian intensive care unit studies: a scoping review
Authors' conclusion
Canadian-led ICU studies rarely report important SDoHs, such as place of residence, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
Study context
- Population
- Canadian-led intensive care unit (ICU) studies (corresponding, first, or last author based in Canada), January 2012 to April 2024studies, of 11,706 records
- Participants
- 409 studies
- Outcome
- Sociodemographic variables reported
Methodological detailsArksey and O'Malley's methodologic framework, duplicate screening and data abstraction, PROGRESS-Plus health equity framework, Screening and data abstraction in duplicate using Covidence, Searched MEDLINE, Embase and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) from January 2012 up to April 2024
- Arksey and O'Malley's methodologic framework
- Duplicate screening and data abstraction
- PROGRESS-Plus health equity framework
- Screening and data abstraction in duplicate using Covidence
- Searched MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL from January 2012 up to April 2024
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Age reported (mean, median, or categories)
- All studies
- Sex reported
- 352/409; 86%
- Gender reported
- 78/409; 19%
- Race and/or ethnicity reported
- 44/409; 11%
Further findings
Study designs included
- Retrospective cohorts
- 234/409; 57%
- Prospective cohorts
- 96/409; 23%
- RCTs
- 41/409; 10%
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Original publication
Core sociodemographic data variables reported in Canadian intensive care unit studies: a scoping review. Can J Anaesth. Published 18 February 2026. doi:10.
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