Why the study?
Receiving a cardiovascular disease screening result may serve as a teachable moment for preventive behavioural change in asymptomatic individuals.
Does receiving an increased coronary artery calcification score result improve prevention-seeking behavior and medication compliance compared to an increased traditional risk score in asymptomatic individuals?
Population
438 respondents from a random sample of 600 ROBINSCA participants
Comparison
Coronary artery calcification screening vs traditional risk assessment
Design
Survey study nested within a randomized trial
Authors
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May support greater preventive actions with CAC scoring; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does receiving an increased coronary artery calcification score result improve prevention-seeking behavior and medication compliance compared to an increased traditional risk score in asymptomatic individuals?
Receiving an increased coronary artery calcification score leads to significantly higher rates of general practitioner consultation and preventive medication use compared to traditional risk assessment.
Denissen et al. (2019) studied this question.
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