Barriers and facilitators to participation in a health check for cardiometabolic diseases in primary care: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Background Health checks for cardiometabolic diseases could play a role in the identification of persons at high risk for disease. To improve the uptake of these health checks in primary care, we need to know what barriers and facilitators determine participation. Methods We used an iterative search strategy consisting of three steps: (a) identification of key-articles; (b) systematic literature search in PubMed, Medline and Embase based on keywords; (c) screening of titles and abstracts and subsequently full-text screening. We summarised the results into four categories: characteristics, attitudes, practical reasons and healthcare provider-related factors. Results Thirty-nine studies were included. Attitudes such as wanting to know of cardiometabolic disease risk, feeling responsible for,

SUBMITTER: de Waard AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6097107 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature