Pop-up screening nested within routine community activities unmasks an addressed cardiovascular risk: A pilot study (Gippsland Healthy Heart Study).

Autor: Fujino M; Victorian Heart Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Butters J; Victorian Heart Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Boyes M; Wesfarmers Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Duncan N; SiSU Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Streets F; SiSU Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Sabatini A; Wesfarmers Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Herschtal A; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Nelson AJ; Victorian Heart Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Nicholls SJ; Victorian Heart Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Australian journal of rural health [Aust J Rural Health] 2023 Dec; Vol. 31 (6), pp. 1184-1190. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 21.
DOI: 10.1111/ajr.13042
Abstrakt: Objective: To evaluate the benefits of a pop-up health screening for cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in the Gippsland region, and to assess the acceptability of the screening and to determine whether such a process results in attendance at a general practitioner (GP).
Participants: Overall, 454 participants over the age of 18 who were residents of the Gippsland region were enrolled.
Methods: This is a community-based, observational, prospective cohort study using pop-up screening sites at six retail locations or workplaces, where participants' blood pressure, body weight and lipid profile were measured. The primary outcome was to assess the proportion of participants with at least one unaddressed CVRF (hypertension [blood pressure >140/90 mmHg], overweight and obesity [body mass index >25 kg/m 2 ] or hypercholesterolaemia [low-density lipoprotein cholesterol >2.5 mmol/L]). Email surveys were performed after 4 weeks of follow-up.
Results: Overall, 85.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 82.1%-88.8%) of participants had at least one unaddressed CVRF. Among the 54 participants who responded to the email survey, 50 participants (92.6% [95% CI, 81.3%-97.6%]) found the screening approach acceptable, and 31 (57.4% [95% CI, 43.3%-70.5%]) considered a discussion with the GP.
Conclusions: This study supported the feasibility and effectiveness of pop-up screening to detect CVRF in rural communities.
(© 2023 The Authors. Australian Journal of Rural Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of National Rural Health Alliance Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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