Key result
Review protocol maps evidence on mental distress after providing vascular imaging results to asymptomatic adults.
Why the study?
While research has examined how non-invasive cardiovascular screening results affect behavior change, no review has focused on the effects of coronary and carotid vascular imaging results on mental distress and quality of life.
Does the provision of vascular imaging results of the coronary and carotid arteries affect mental distress and quality of life in asymptomatic adults?
Does the provision of vascular imaging results of the coronary and carotid arteries affect mental distress and quality of life in asymptomatic adults?
This scoping review protocol outlines a methodology to map the available evidence regarding mental distress and quality of life outcomes after providing asymptomatic adults with their coronary or carotid vascular imaging results.
Protocol maps evidence on mental effects of vascular imaging disclosure; leaves open whether results should be shared with asymptomatics.
<ns3:p> <ns3:bold>Background:</ns3:bold> Non-invasive screening for atherosclerosis or asymptomatic cardiovascular disease of the coronary and carotid arteries is commonly undertaken, and research has been focussed on how results from these screenings lead to behaviour change. However, no review has focused on the effects of these results on mental distress and quality of life. This protocol will outline how a scoping review will be conducted to map all available evidence on mental distress or quality of life outcomes following the provision of vascular imaging results of the coronary and carotid arteries. </ns3:p> <ns3:p> <ns3:bold>Methods:</ns3:bold> Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) framework will guide the scoping review. Databases such as MEDLINE (Clarivate), APA PsychINFO, EMBASE, Social Work Abstracts, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) will be searched using MeSH terms such as "Coronary stenosis", "Carotid Stenosis", "Psychological Distress" and "Quality of Life" and related terms. Two investigators will screen title and abstract and all articles meeting inclusion criteria will be extracted. Data on authors, publication year, country of origin, aims/purpose, methodology, intervention, outcome measures as well as key findings that relate to the scoping review questions will be extracted for each included study. The findings will be presented using tables and thematic narrative synthesis. The scoping review will not produce a pooled estimate of the impact of vascular imaging results on mental distress and quality of life but will present information from the included studies related to mental distress and QOL. </ns3:p> <ns3:p> <ns3:bold>Conclusion:</ns3:bold> The review will highlight and address gaps in knowledge and provide direction for future investigations. </ns3:p>
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Anokye et al. (2020) conducted a review in Asymptomatic cardiovascular disease. Provision of vascular imaging results vs. No results provided or different risk categories was evaluated on Mental distress and quality of life. Provision of vascular imaging results to asymptomatic adults is the subject of this scoping review protocol, which aims to map available evidence on subsequent mental distress and quality of life.
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