Table 1 Study characteristics of included studies by stages of the life course
From: The social value of investing in public health across the life course: a systematic scoping review
Study characteristics | Â | Stage of the life course (n) | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Birth, neonatal period, postnatal period and infancy | Childhood and adolescence | Adulthood (main employment and reproductive years) | Older adulthood | Cross-cutting | Total |
Source of publication | ||||||
 Academic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Grey | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 37 |
Country | ||||||
 United Kingdom | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 35 |
 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 The Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Year published | ||||||
 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 2014 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 2013 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
 2012 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 2011 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 2010 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 2009–2007 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Social value methodology | ||||||
 SROIa | 2 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 40 |
 SCBAb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Type of SROI | ||||||
 Forecast/prospective | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
 Evaluative/retrospective | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
Quality scores | ||||||
 High quality (score > =7) | 2 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 36 |
 Low quality (score < 7) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 2 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 40 |