Effect of interventions incorporating personalised cancer risk information on intentions and behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To provide a comprehensive review of the impact on intention to change health-related behaviours and health-related behaviours themselves, including screening uptake, of interventions incorporating information about cancer risk targeted at the general adult population. DESIGN:A systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES:An electronic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO from 1 January 2000 to 1 July 2017. INCLUSION CRITERIA:Randomised controlled trials of interventions including provision of a personal estimate of future cancer risk based on two or more non-genetic variables to adults recruited from the general population that include at least one behavioural outcome. RESULTS:We included 19 studies reporting 12 outcomes. There was significant heter

SUBMITTER: Usher-Smith JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5786113 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature