Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Criteria | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
Population | All current residents of South Korea | Studies that have no connection to current residents of South Korea or where South Korean residents are not separately reported for |
Type of studies | Empirical studies, including qualitative, quantitative studies and mixed-method studies, as well as systematic and narrative reviews of qualitative and/or quantitative and/or mixed-methods research | Studies of theoretical nature with no empirical data |
Type of articles | All published peer-reviewed articles | Books; all forms of grey literature including conference abstracts, commentaries, presentations, proceedings, regulatory data, unpublished trial data, government publications, dissertations/theses, journalistic interviews, policy reports as well as any other non-scientific or non-published material |
Focus of study | Studies focusing on the association between sociocultural and -economic factors and suicidal behavior | All studies focusing on suicidal behavior with no link to sociocultural and -economic factors in South Korea |
Outcome measure | Suicidal behavior, including suicidal ideations, attempted and completed suicides according to definition of other scientific literature | Studies with no link to suicidal behavior |
Geographical area | Studies focusing on South Korea | Studies focusing on other countries or where data on South Korea are not separately reported for |
Publication language | English | All studies published in any other language than English |
Date of publication | No limitations | No limitations |