Why the study?
Do interventions such as physician reminders, dedicated personnel, and financial incentives increase the uptake of screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors in adult populations?
Population
Adult populations in primary care practices or the community (21 studies included in meta-analysis)
Comparison
Interventions to increase uptake of CVD risk… vs Controlled or baseline comparison groups
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Certain interventions (reminders, dedicated staff, incentives) may raise CVD screening uptake; leaves open optimal strategies and real-world impact.
Do interventions such as physician reminders, dedicated personnel, and financial incentives increase the uptake of screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors in adult populations?
Interventions such as physician reminders, dedicated personnel, and financial incentives are effective in increasing the uptake of cardiovascular disease risk factor screening.
Cheong et al. (2017) studied this question.
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