Table 1

Conceptual construction of components defining deprivation in primary care

Dimensions of deprivationCategoriesNumber of items
Retrieved from systematic reviewDiPCare-Q38DiPCare-Q16
Material deprivationDietary911
Clothing511
Housing5342
Transport61
Environmental131
Financial burden1033
Societal securityHealthcare311*
Work52
Access to social welfare31
Criminality3
Education41
Social relationshipSocial isolation1742
Discrimination31
Family/friends2151
Work132
Leisure/recreational632
Health deprivationPhysical311
Psychiatry622
Time perspective91
Self-esteem/autonomy7
Health literacy3
Total1993816
  • * Was retained as an indicator of material deprivation.

  • Not having access to the internet revealed itself to be a good indicator of social deprivation but was initially falsely presumed to be related to material deprivation (housing).

  • DiPCare-Q, deprivation in primary care questionnaire.