Key result
Protocol outlines methods to evaluate country-level social determinant interventions for hypertension prevention and management.
Why the study?
Interventions targeting social determinants of health can improve hypertension prevention and management, but comprehensive evaluation of country-level policies is needed.
Do country-level interventions modifying social determinants of health improve the prevention and management of hypertension?
Systematic Review
Do country-level interventions modifying social determinants of health improve the prevention and management of hypertension?
This protocol outlines a systematic review to evaluate the impact of country-level policies modifying social determinants of health on hypertension prevention and management.
Protocol for SDOH policy review establishes synthesis framework; leaves open their impact on hypertension prevention and management.
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is one of the public health challenges. Various risk factors are associated with hypertension, including social demographics, geographical location, health behaviours, and social stress. Interventions in the social determinants of health can improve hypertension and health promotion. Accordingly, different sectors such as agriculture, housing, education, and transportation should cooperate. This systematic review examines policies as a set of activities and actions/interventions aimed at the modification of the social determinants of health to prevent hypertension. METHODS: A systematic search will be conducted in Medline (via Ovid), PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, and scientific Persian databases including SID and Magiran. There will be no time restriction. The quality of selected studies will be assessed using an appropriate Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklists according to the type of studies. Two independent researchers will carry out screening and quality assessment. Disagreement between two researchers will be resolved by a third party. DISCUSSION: Recommendations will be made for policymakers in order to make better evidence-based decisions about the prevention and management of hypertension with regard to the social determinants of health. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42020152298.
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Basharic et al. (2020) conducted a systematic review in Hypertension. Country-level interventions modifying social determinants of health was evaluated on Incidence, prevalence, and severity of hypertension or average blood pressure. This systematic review protocol outlines the methodology to evaluate country-level interventions modifying social determinants of health for the prevention and management of hypertension.
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