Cardiovascular Diseases
Conditions
Brief summary
The National Health Service (NHS) Health Check is a significant part of the strategy to tackle premature mortality and promote healthy lifestyles. Public Health England aspires to an uptake rate of 75% but national uptake is less than 50%. This study aims to assess the impact of two new behaviourally informed NHS Health Check leaflets on the uptake of NHS Health Checks, by randomizing patients in Lewisham and North East Lincolnshire to the different leaflets and comparing patient-level uptake data. The study will test whether a shorter risk-framed leaflet or a shorter benefits-framed leaflet will be more effective than the current national leaflet at encouraging uptake of the NHS Health Check.
Interventions
OTHERrisk-framed leaflet
2-sided leaflet, emphasizing health risks of not going to the NHS Health Check
OTHERbenefits-framed leaflet
2-sided leaflet, emphasizing benefits of attending an NHS Health Check
OTHERcurrent national leaflet
4-sided leaflet
Sponsors
Public Health England
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 74 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* due to be invited for an NHS Health Check * aged 40-74
Exclusion criteria
* have an existing Cardio-Vascular Disease-related medical condition * have had an NHS Health Check in the last five years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| attendance at NHS Health Check | up to 6 months from time of invitation | whether or not the patient attended their NHS Health Check |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed