Addi van Bergen

Systematic review: social exclusion or inclusion and health 29 2 RESULTS Study selection The digital search yielded 4,032 non-duplicated articles: 2,038 references in PubMed, 1,219 in EMBASE and 775 in CINAHL (Figure 1). On the basis of title and abstract screening, 3,847 articles were excluded (Figure 2). The most common reason for exclusion was publication type (editorials, posters etc.) and study design. Articles that were excluded on language were mostly written in Portuguese. In total 185 articles were selected for full-text screening of which 19 met the inclusion criteria. An important reason for exclusion in this stage was the use of the term SE or SI for a single dimension of SE/SI or for a different concept (e.g. exposure to forms of mistreatment, problems with daily activities or fear for SE). The interrater agreement for the selection of the publications was good (Cohen’s κ = 0.77 [31]). Through reference and citation tracking 1,792 more papers were identified of which three met the inclusion criteria. Main reasons for exclusion in this stage were subject (58%) and publication type (22%). Figure 1. Flowchart of study selection.