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Community Health Worker Interventions Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW — Volume 23 — October 29, 2026
PEER REVIEWED
This flowchart shows that 1,939 studies were identified through searching databases: 789 in Embase, 621 in Scopus, and 529 in PubMed. Of these, 881 studies were excluded: 875 duplicates were identified by Covidence, 6 duplicates were identified manually, and 0 were marked as ineligible by automation tools. Then, 1,058 studies were screened, and 948 studies were excluded. Of the 110 studies sought for retrieval, 0 were not retrieved. Then, 110 studies were assessed for eligibility. Of these, 103 studies were excluded: 30 wrong study design, 21 wrong outcomes, 12 abstract only, 12 no comparator group, 10 no SDOH addressed, 7 unable to find full text, 5 not a CHW-led intervention, 5 wrong patient population, 1 published before 2000. In the final review, 7 studies were included.
Figure. Flowchart for selection of studies in a systematic review of community health worker (CHW) interventions addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) in chronic disease.
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