Table 1.

Methodological steps.

Step	Topic	Description
1	Determination of the study question and objective	What is the impact of SDOH on the hospitalization rate?
2	Determination of the inclusion criteria	Participants: individuals who filled out a questionnaire on SDOH (at least three domains according to the thematic analysis). Concept: the relationship between patient‐reported SDOH and hospitalization. Context: community or hospital.
3	Description of the search strategy	Relevant keywords and MeSH terms were used (see Table S1).
4	Evidence‐based search	PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and Google Scholar were searched.
5	Evidence selection	Two independent authors screened the titles, abstracts, and full texts. Consultation with most expert authors put forth in case of disagreements.
6	Data extraction	Authors' names, publication year, study design and method, results, and conclusion were extracted.
7	Charting	Displaying the characteristics of the included studies.
8	Summarizing data	Determining the main themes and sub‐themes from the included studies using thematic analysis.
9	Consultation with experts	Two external experts in medical sociology and public health reviewed the framework.

Abbreviation: SDOH, Social Determinants of Health.