Table 1 PICOS inclusion and exclusion criteria
From: Essential service accessibility and contribution to quality of life: a systematic review
CRITERIA | INCLUSION | EXCLUSION |
|---|---|---|
P (Population) | • Major developed economies | • Economies in transition • Developing economies |
I (Intervention)/ Exposure | • Type of essential service • Spatial access to an essential service | • Does not specify the type of essential service • Aspatial access to an essential service |
C (Comparison) | • none |  |
O (Outcomes) | • QoL outcomes | • Does not include a QoL outcome |
S (Study design) | • Peer-reviewed experimental or observational research, including, but not limited to, cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, randomised controlled trials and case studies • Published in English | • Study protocols, editorials, conference abstracts, grey literature, qualitative studies • Not published in English |
Time period | • 1 January 2000 to 13 August 2024 | • Publication dates outside of 1 January 2000 to 13 August 2024 |