Quality appraisal of spatial epidemiology and health geography research: A scoping review of systematic reviews

Sarah M. Wood; Laura Alston; Hannah Beks; Kevin Mc Namara; Neil T. Coffee; Robyn A. Clark; Anna Wong Shee; Vincent L. Versace

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103108

Quality appraisal of spatial epidemiology and health geography research: A scoping review of systematic reviews

Sarah M. Wood, Laura Alston, Hannah Beks, Kevin Mc Namara, Neil T. Coffee, Robyn A. Clark, Anna Wong Shee, Vincent L. Versace

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A scoping review of peer-reviewed literature was conducted to understand how systematic reviews assess the methodological quality of spatial epidemiology and health geography research. Fifty-nine eligible reviews were identified and included. Variations in the use of quality appraisal tools were found. Reviews applied existing quality appraisal tools with no adaptations (n = 32; 54%), existing quality appraisal tools with adaptations (n = 9; 15%), adapted tools or methods from other reviews (n = 13; 22%), and developed new quality appraisal tools for the review (n = 5; 8%). Future research should focus on developing and validating a quality appraisal tool that evaluates the spatial methodology within studies.

Original language	English
Article number	103108
Number of pages	12
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	83
Early online date	29 Aug 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103108
Publication status	Published - Sept 2023

Keywords

Critical appraisal
Health geography
Methodological quality
Quality appraisal
Spatial epidemiology
Systematic review

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