Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Study includes a statement suggestive of ‘fragility’ or the term ’fragile’ (and synonyms or derivatives)	‘Fragility’ or synonym of ‘fragility’ not used
Above statement used in relation to: health systems and their building blocks (World Health Organization, 2010), services, population health outcomes, or community/population health (or health capacities)—e.g. as in reference to vulnerable populations, factors compromising population health, health status or social protection or financing mechanisms	‘Fragility’ or synonym not used in relation to: health system, services, population health outcomes, or community/population health or health capacities
	Study focused on medical uses of fragility (e.g. bones, genes, technologies)
	Documents where abstract/full text is not available electronically
	Documents not in English