Comprehensive analyses of geographical inequalities in cardiovascular disease incidence and survival: A possible aid to rationalize prevention strategies

Strömberg, Ulf; Holmén, Anders; Engdahl, Johan

doi:10.1177/2047487319856940

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“…In investigating new strategies to address inequalities in screening uptake, preventive efforts in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods may be worthwhile. 13 The findings from SS1, a study of AF-screening among Swedish participants aged 75, 14 were considered when designing the STROKESTOP II study (SS2) protocol. 15 One major intervention was decentralised screening.…”

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Decentralising atrial fibrillation screening to overcome socio-demographic inequalities in uptake in STROKESTOP II

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Objective In the first STROKESTOP atrial fibrillation screening study, participation was influenced by socio-demographic and geographic factors. To improve uptake in the second study, two screening sites were added, closer to low-income neighbourhoods which had very low participation in the first study. This paper aims to analyse the geographic and socio-demographic disparities in uptake in the second trial and compare the results with the first trial. Methods Inhabitants of the Stockholm region born in 1940 and 1941 were randomised 1:1 to be invited to screening or serve as controls. Medical history, blood samples and single-lead-ECG were collected. Invitee’s residential parish was used for geo-mapping analysis of the geographical disparities in participation, using hierarchical Bayes methods. Individual data for participants and non-participants were obtained for the socioeconomic variables: educational level, disposable income, immigrant and marital status. Results Higher participation was observed in those with higher education, high income, among non-immigrants and married individuals. Participation between the first and second studies improved significantly, where additional screening sites were introduced. These improvements were generally significant, in each population group according to socio-demographic characteristics. Conclusion Decentralisation of screening sites in an atrial fibrillation screening program yielded a significantly positive impact on screening uptake. Adding local screening sites in areas with low uptake had beneficial impact on participation across a wide spectrum of socio-demographic groups. Decentralised screening substantially increased the screening uptake in deprived areas.

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“…In investigating new strategies to address inequalities in screening uptake, preventive efforts in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods may be worthwhile. 13 …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%