CINAHL	Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
CSI	Child Status Index
CVS	Child Vulnerability Scale
EPICES	Évaluation de la Précarité et des Inégalités de Santé dans les Centres d’Examens de Santé
FVS	Family Vulnerability Scale
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HRCA	Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged
JBI	Joanna Briggs Institute
MEDLINE	Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online
MeSH	Medical Subject Headings
PRISMA-ScR	Preferred Reporting Items for Scoping Reviews
PVS	Perceived Vulnerability Scale
RCAAP	Portuguese Scientific Open Access Repository
SVI	Social Vulnerability Index
USA	United States of America
VES	Vulnerable Elders Scale
VI	Vulnerability Index
VSE	Vulnerability Scale for the Elderly