Effect on attendance by including focused information on spirometry in preventive health checks: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early detection of lung diseases can help to reduce their severity. Lung diseases are among the most frequently occurring and serious diseases worldwide; nonetheless, many patients remain undiagnosed. Preventive health checks including spirometry can detect lung diseases at early stages; however, recruitment for health checks remains a challenge, and little is known about what motivates the attendance. The aim of the study is to examine whether focused information on spirometry in the invitation compared to general information will impact the attendance rate in preventive health checks.

Methods/design

This randomized, controlled trial tests the effect of information on spirometry embedded in the Check your Health Preventive Program (CHPP). The CHPP is an open-labe

SUBMITTER: Orts LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5134092 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature