Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study
Background NHS Health Checks are a national cardiovascular risk assessment and management programme in England and Wales. We examined the experiences of patients attending and healthcare professionals (HCPs) conducting NHS Health Checks. Methods Interviews were conducted with a purposive samp...
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| author | Riley, Ruth Coghill, Nikki Montgomery, Alan A. Feder, Gene Horwood, Jeremy |
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NHS Health Checks are a national cardiovascular risk assessment and management programme in England and Wales. We examined the experiences of patients attending and healthcare professionals (HCPs) conducting NHS Health Checks.
Methods
Interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 28 patients and 16 HCPs recruited from eight general practices across a range of socio-economic localities. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, anonymized and analysed thematically.
Results
Patients were motivated to attend an NHS Health Check because of health beliefs, the perceived value of the programme, a family history of cardiovascular and other diseases and expectations of receiving a general health assessment. Some patients reported benefits including reassurance and reinforcement of healthy lifestyles. Others experienced confusion and frustration about how results and advice were communicated, some having a poor understanding of the implications of their results. HCPs raised concerns about the skill set of some staff to competently communicate risk and lifestyle information.
Conclusions
To improve the satisfaction of patients attending and improve facilitation of lifestyle change, HCPs conducting the NHS Health Checks require sufficient training to equip them with appropriate skills and knowledge to deliver the service effectively. |
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| spelling | nottingham-460492020-05-04T18:11:56Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46049/ Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study Riley, Ruth Coghill, Nikki Montgomery, Alan A. Feder, Gene Horwood, Jeremy Background NHS Health Checks are a national cardiovascular risk assessment and management programme in England and Wales. We examined the experiences of patients attending and healthcare professionals (HCPs) conducting NHS Health Checks. Methods Interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 28 patients and 16 HCPs recruited from eight general practices across a range of socio-economic localities. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, anonymized and analysed thematically. Results Patients were motivated to attend an NHS Health Check because of health beliefs, the perceived value of the programme, a family history of cardiovascular and other diseases and expectations of receiving a general health assessment. Some patients reported benefits including reassurance and reinforcement of healthy lifestyles. Others experienced confusion and frustration about how results and advice were communicated, some having a poor understanding of the implications of their results. HCPs raised concerns about the skill set of some staff to competently communicate risk and lifestyle information. Conclusions To improve the satisfaction of patients attending and improve facilitation of lifestyle change, HCPs conducting the NHS Health Checks require sufficient training to equip them with appropriate skills and knowledge to deliver the service effectively. Oxford University Press 2016-09-17 Article PeerReviewed Riley, Ruth, Coghill, Nikki, Montgomery, Alan A., Feder, Gene and Horwood, Jeremy (2016) Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study. Journal of Public Health, 38 (3). pp. 543-551. ISSN 1741-3850 population-based and preventative services primary care public health https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/pubmed/fdv121 doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdv121 doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdv121 |
| spellingShingle | population-based and preventative services primary care public health Riley, Ruth Coghill, Nikki Montgomery, Alan A. Feder, Gene Horwood, Jeremy Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study |
| title | Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study |
| title_full | Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study |
| title_short | Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study |
| title_sort | experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of nhs cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study |
| topic | population-based and preventative services primary care public health |
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