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Table 1 Measures of legal problems in healthcare and study characteristics

From: How legal problems are conceptualized and measured in healthcare settings: a systematic review

Characteristic

Percent

Settinga

 Behavioral health

21.1

 FQHC

5.3

 Health system (inpatient & outpatient)

29.8

 Hospital or emergency department

19.3

 Primary care clinic

14.0

 Other clinic type

10.5

Populationa

 General

38.6

 At risk

61.4

Age groups includeda

 Adults

75.4

 Pediatric

14.0

 Both

10.5

Genders includeda

 Both

92.6

 Female only

4.4

 Male only

2.9

Measurement methodb

 Survey

63.4

 Linked databases

14.6

 Chart review

9.8

 EHR structured data

8.5

 NLP

3.7

Number of concepts appearing within measuresb

 One

56.8

 Two

21.0

 Three

13.6

 Four

2.5

 Five

6.2

Concepts appearing within measuresb

 Incarceration

58.5

 Arrests

26.8

 Jail

25.6

 General / no description contact with criminal justice system

13.4

 Juvenile detention / correction

13.4

 Convictions

12.2

 Parole

11.0

 Probation

11.0

 Immigration

6.1

 Criminal activity

1.2

  1. aOut of articles (n = 58)
  2. bOut of individual measures (n = 82)