Are interventions to increase the uptake of cardiovascular risk factor screening effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic review of interventions studies that had a comparator group (randomised controlled trials, controlled trials non-randomised, pre- and post studies) in adult population to increase the uptake of cardiovascular risk factor screening.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12615001306505

Acronym

METACVR-SCREEN Meta-analysis of efficacy of interventions to increase the uptake of cardiovascular

Enrollment

131943

Registered

2015-11-30

Start date

2014-06-12

Completion date

2015-08-15

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally. However, many individuals are unaware of their CVD risk factors. We systematically review the medical literature to determine the efficacy of existing intervention strategies to increase the uptake of cardiovascular risk factor screening. A systematic search was conducted through Pubmed, CINAHL, EMBASE and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Additional articles were located through backward and forward citation search. The quality of studies was evaluated using Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool. Data were pooled using random-effects model..

Interventions

All types of interventions or strategies targeted either at individual, community, health care professional or health care system to increase participation of cardiovascular risk screening

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Intervention studies that had a comparator group that were conducted in primary care practices or in the community.

Exclusion criteria

Studies which looked at specific populations such as screening targeted at familial hypercholesterolaemia, people with mental disable or patients with rheumatoid arthritis , etc.

Outcome results