The heterogeneity of the studies limited the analysis , but together they showed that provision of risk information to patients improved the accuracy of risk perception without decreasing quality of life or increasing anxiety , but had little effect on lifestyle .
There seems evidence that providing CVD risk model estimates to professionals and patients improves perceived CVD risk and medical prescribing , with little evidence of harm on psychological well-being
OBJECTIVE To systematic ally review whether the provision of information on cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) risk to healthcare professionals and patients impacts their decision-making , behaviour and ultimately patient health .
No long-term psychological reaction to information about increased risk of coronary heart disease in general practice
Background R and omised , controlled trials focusing on long-term psychological reactions to information about increased risk of coronary heart disease are scarce . Design A population -based r and omised , controlled , 5-year follow-up trial was conducted in general practice . Methods In 1991 , invitations were sent to 2,000 middle-aged people registered in the general practice s in the district of Ebeltoft , Denmark . A total of 1,507 ( 75.4 % ) agreed to participate and were r and omised into a control group and two intervention groups : one included health screening , a written feedback and an optional follow-up visit with the general practitioner ; the other included health screening , written feedback and a planned 45-min follow-up visit with the general practitioner . The participants were informed at screening about their risk of developing coronary heart disease . Psychological distress was measured by the GHQ-12 before screening and at the 1 and the 5-year follow-up . Results Before the screening ( 0 year ) , 1 and 5 years after there were no significant differences in the GHQ-12 score between the control group and the two intervention groups . Nor were there any differences related to information about increased risk of coronary heart disease between scores obtained at the 1 and the 5-year follow-up . Conclusion Middle-aged persons had no long-term psychological reaction after information about increased risk of developing coronary heart disease following a health screening in general practice evaluated by the GHQ-12,1 year and 5 years after the examinations
The heterogeneity of the studies limited the analysis , but together they showed that provision of risk information to patients improved the accuracy of risk perception without decreasing quality of life or increasing anxiety , but had little effect on lifestyle .
There seems evidence that providing CVD risk model estimates to professionals and patients improves perceived CVD risk and medical prescribing , with little evidence of harm on psychological well-being
OBJECTIVE To systematic ally review whether the provision of information on cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) risk to healthcare professionals and patients impacts their decision-making , behaviour and ultimately patient health .