‘Check it out!’ Decision-making of vulnerable groups about participation in a two-stage cardiometabolic health check: A qualitative study

Highlights • Two-stage cardiometabolic screening is potentially cost-effective. • Cost-effectiveness is hampered by a lack of participation among vulnerable groups. • Reasons for not completing a risk factor questionnaire are mainly cognitive. • Reasons for not attending further testing are mainly a...

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Published in:Patient education and counseling 2015-02, Vol.98 (2), p.234-244
Main Authors: Groenenberg, Iris, Crone, Mathilde R, van Dijk, Sandra, Gebhardt, Winnifred A, Ben Meftah, Jamila, Middelkoop, Barend J.C, Stiggelbout, Anne M, Assendelft, Willem J.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Attitude to Health
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
Decision Making
Ethnic Groups
Ethnic minorities
Female
Focus Groups
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Informational, practical, and psychosocial determinants
Internal Medicine
Lower socioeconomic status
Male
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Nursing
Qualitative Research
Qualitative study
Risk Assessment - methods
Social Class
Two-stage cardiometabolic screening
Vulnerable Populations
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Two-stage cardiometabolic screening is potentially cost-effective. • Cost-effectiveness is hampered by a lack of participation among vulnerable groups. • Reasons for not completing a risk factor questionnaire are mainly cognitive. • Reasons for not attending further testing are mainly affective. • Focus should be on promoting informed choices by providing accurate information.
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2014.10.010