Exploring targeted preventive health check interventions - a realist synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preventive health checks are assumed to reduce the risk of the development of cardio-metabolic disease in the long term. Although no solid evidence of effect is shown on health checks targeting the general population, studies suggest positive effects if health checks target people or groups identified at risk of disease. The aim of this study is to explore why and how targeted preventive health checks work, for whom they work, and under which circumstances they can be expected to work.

Methods

The study is designed as a realist synthesis that consists of four phases, each including collection and analysis of empirical data: 1) Literature search of systematic reviews and meta-analysis, 2) Interviews with key-stakeholders, 3) Literature search of qualitative studies

SUBMITTER: Christoffersen NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10557298 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature