How effects on health equity are assessed in systematic reviews of interventions

V Welch, O Dewidar, ET Ghogomu… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Enhancing health equity is endorsed in the Sustainable Development Goals.
The failure of systematic reviews to consider potential differences in effects across equity …

Does consideration and assessment of effects on health equity affect the conclusions of systematic reviews? A methodology study

V Welch, M Petticrew, E Ueffing, M Benkhalti Jandu… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Tackling health inequities both within and between countries remains high on
the agenda of international organizations including the World Health Organization and local …

Health equity: evidence synthesis and knowledge translation methods

VA Welch, M Petticrew, J O'Neill, E Waters… - Systematic reviews, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background At the Rio Summit in 2011 on Social Determinants of Health, the global
community recognized a pressing need to take action on reducing health inequities. This …

Assessing equity in systematic reviews: realising the recommendations of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health

P Tugwell, M Petticrew, E Kristjansson, V Welch… - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
A group from the Cochrane Collaboration, Campbell Collaboration, and the World Health
Organization Measurement and Evidence Knowledge Network has developed guidance on …

Extending the PRISMA statement to equity-focused systematic reviews (PRISMA-E 2012): explanation and elaboration

V Welch, M Petticrew, J Petkovic, D Moher… - International Journal for …, 2015 - Springer
Background The promotion of health equity, the absence of avoidable and unfair differences
in health outcomes, is a global imperative. Systematic reviews are an important source of …

Protocol for the development of a CONSORT-equity guideline to improve reporting of health equity in randomized trials

V Welch, J Jull, J Petkovic, R Armstrong, Y Boyer… - Implementation …, 2015 - Springer
Background Health equity concerns the absence of avoidable and unfair differences in
health. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can provide evidence about the impact of an …

[HTML][HTML] Extending the PRISMA statement to equity-focused systematic reviews (PRISMA-E 2012): explanation and elaboration

V Welch, M Petticrew, J Petkovic, D Moher… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The promotion of health equity, the absence of avoidable and unfair differences
in health outcomes, is a global imperative. Systematic reviews are an important source of …

When is a randomised controlled trial health equity relevant? Development and validation of a conceptual framework

J Jull, M Whitehead, M Petticrew, E Kristjansson… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Randomised controlled trials can provide evidence relevant to assessing the
equity impact of an intervention, but such information is often poorly reported. We describe a …

[PDF][PDF] Systematic reviews in public health: old chestnuts and new challenges

M Petticrew - Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2009 - SciELO Public Health
The Bulletin's editorial team has decided to encourage systematic reviews. This is an
important decision and is to be welcomed. However it is possible that it will not be received …

Applying an equity lens to interventions: using PROGRESS ensures consideration of socially stratifying factors to illuminate inequities in health

J O'Neill, H Tabish, V Welch, M Petticrew… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess the utility of an acronym, place of residence, race/ethnicity/culture/
language, occupation, gender/sex, religion, education, socioeconomic status, and social …