Cardiovascular risk communication strategies in primary prevention. A systematic review with narrative synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the effectiveness of cardiovascular risk communication strategies to improve understanding and promote risk factor modification.

Design

Systematic review with narrative synthesis.

Data sources

A comprehensive database search for quantitative and qualitative studies was conducted in five databases, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied health Literature (CINAHL), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), EMBASE, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) and Web of Science. The searches were conducted between 1980 and July 2019.

Review methods

The systematic review was conducted in accordance with Cochrane review methods. Data were extracted and a narrative synthesis of quantitative and qualitative results was u

SUBMITTER: Schulberg SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9546276 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature